#British politics

#British politics

Cork's Morgan McSweeney is one of the most powerful Irishmen in the world as Keir Starmer's chief of staff. But now he faces mounting challenges

Theirs was a small-P political household. His dad was a social worker, his mum worked for various charities. She was from Mauritius, and now on the telly, the National Front were saying they were going to send people who weren't born in Britain home in six months. I was petrified that my mum was going to get sent home. The ambient racism of 70s and 80s Britain permeated everything. I just remember being scared, Lowles says.

It was a moment in time when petrified politicians lurched from crisis to crisis, scrambling desperately to control the narrative as their endless gaffes derailed even the vaguest attempts to change this country for the better.

The debate on immigration in Britain hinges on three beliefs: too many foreigners are arriving, past governmental incompetence, and the possibility of reducing numbers without economic detriment.