About this episode
The episode discusses the shifting political support among union members towards Reform UK and the implications for the Labour Party.
Polling suggests that union members are just as likely to support Reform UK as they are to back Labour. Is Nigel Farage now leader of the 'party of the working class'? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and Patrick Kidd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Hugo Rifkind
Guests: Libby Purves, Patrick Kidd
Topics covered
- trade unions
- political support
- Labour Party
- Reform UK
- working class
- polling
Keywords
- trade unions
- Labour
- Reform UK
- Nigel Farage
- politics
- polling
- working class
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Reform UK
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