"During his speech the prime minister attacked "lies" that are being told about Britain and mocked figures who sought to portray London as "the wasteland of anarchy". His comments come only days after US President Donald Trump claimed that London had "changed" and would "go to sharia law" as part of an ongoing feud with the capital's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan."
"Sir Keir argued "it is now time for social democrats to confront directly some of the challenges and some of the lies that have taken root in our societies". Speaking to delegates from across the world, Sir Keir said: "There are versions in all of your countries where places, institutions, communities are portrayed in in a way that is a million miles from reality, a sort of industrialised infrastructure of grievance, an entire world, not just a world view.""
The government announced a new digital ID scheme aimed at tackling illegal migration and strengthening border security. The political choice is framed as a contest between the centre-left and the "politics of predatory grievance," with Reform UK ahead in national polls. The approach calls for confronting narratives and lies that portray places and institutions as chaotic, rejecting exaggerated depictions of London as a wasteland of anarchy. The timing follows high-profile US claims about London and reflects a desire for an open electoral fight between Labour and Reform on migration and national character.
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