Anushka Asthana

They also recruited like hairdressers and bookies to try and like be community communicators, as they called them, to try and take on the myths.

They also recruited like hairdressers and bookies to try and like be community communicators, as they called them, to try and take on the myths.

So I see him as much more grounded in, I don't know if you remember the kind of Blue Labour movement, which is like, it's slightly more right on the right of the Labour Party, but less to do with things like EU membership or links abroad and a little bit more to do with how do we serve

So I see him as much more grounded in, I don't know if you remember the kind of Blue Labour movement, which is like, it's slightly more right on the right of the Labour Party, but less to do with things like EU membership or links abroad and a little bit more to do with how do we serve

these communities who perhaps have become a bit more socially conservative, but are also still to the left on issues like economics. And look, if that is a model that they actually try to use to take on reform, UK now, then I think, you know, clearly that could be quite interesting. But how do they do that? They have to serve local people and the things that have gone wrong.

these communities who perhaps have become a bit more socially conservative, but are also still to the left on issues like economics. And look, if that is a model that they actually try to use to take on reform, UK now, then I think, you know, clearly that could be quite interesting. But how do they do that? They have to serve local people and the things that have gone wrong.

So they have to fix our hospitals. They have to do something about the absolute funding crisis in councils. So the things that you see around you, like the grass gets cut at the local park, the swimming pool doesn't close down, you know, all the things that we've seen crumble around us visually, they have to tackle that. And I still think that is a massive and very difficult project.

So they have to fix our hospitals. They have to do something about the absolute funding crisis in councils. So the things that you see around you, like the grass gets cut at the local park, the swimming pool doesn't close down, you know, all the things that we've seen crumble around us visually, they have to tackle that. And I still think that is a massive and very difficult project.

And it's interesting you say that because I read the speech in quite a different way, which was that I think Labour could have been less bold in terms of talking about the riots, the fact that they were basically, you know, violent, far-right thugs who were breaking the law and defending the fact that

And it's interesting you say that because I read the speech in quite a different way, which was that I think Labour could have been less bold in terms of talking about the riots, the fact that they were basically, you know, violent, far-right thugs who were breaking the law and defending the fact that

you know, we're not going to listen to your concerns about immigration when you're marching on a refugee hotel, for example. And actually, one thing I had heard Morgan McSweeney has said behind the scenes is that whatever they say about any of this, they have this idea that they're never going to punch down on asylum seekers. They're never going to punch down on immigrants and benefit recipients.

you know, we're not going to listen to your concerns about immigration when you're marching on a refugee hotel, for example. And actually, one thing I had heard Morgan McSweeney has said behind the scenes is that whatever they say about any of this, they have this idea that they're never going to punch down on asylum seekers. They're never going to punch down on immigrants and benefit recipients.

And so, for example, they always talk about smashing the gangs when it comes to the boats. They don't talk about the asylum seekers. That said, there are people in the asylum sector who do feel to me that there's a bit of triangulation going on. And even they find the language around just calling people illegal migrants, for example, rather than asylum seekers, a problem.

And so, for example, they always talk about smashing the gangs when it comes to the boats. They don't talk about the asylum seekers. That said, there are people in the asylum sector who do feel to me that there's a bit of triangulation going on. And even they find the language around just calling people illegal migrants, for example, rather than asylum seekers, a problem.

You know, that said, I was with someone pretty senior in that sector yesterday who, you know, liked the fact that in the same speech you were talking about, Keir Starmer called people refugees rather than illegal migrants, which we didn't hear the language of refugees and asylum seekers as much previously.

You know, that said, I was with someone pretty senior in that sector yesterday who, you know, liked the fact that in the same speech you were talking about, Keir Starmer called people refugees rather than illegal migrants, which we didn't hear the language of refugees and asylum seekers as much previously.

political opinion that kind of fringe far right theory I mean I think they understand that some of the things that people were talking about on the street are things that have been legitimised and talked about more broadly the question is how do you deal with it because there is this kind of really knotty situation and I feel like I've been covering this for like 20 years of both really legitimate concerns and racism and how do you untangle that and get to you know the answer like it is legitimate that people are worried about the fact that net migration hit

political opinion that kind of fringe far right theory I mean I think they understand that some of the things that people were talking about on the street are things that have been legitimised and talked about more broadly the question is how do you deal with it because there is this kind of really knotty situation and I feel like I've been covering this for like 20 years of both really legitimate concerns and racism and how do you untangle that and get to you know the answer like it is legitimate that people are worried about the fact that net migration hit

745,000 and that that has put, you know, pressure on public services. I mean, I went to six parts of the country before the Brexit vote and talked to people about immigration. And there were places where there were hardly any immigrants and people were worried about immigration.

745,000 and that that has put, you know, pressure on public services. I mean, I went to six parts of the country before the Brexit vote and talked to people about immigration. And there were places where there were hardly any immigrants and people were worried about immigration.