Truly bizarre question on R4: “Why don’t you trust the British people through their elected representatives, to have decent workers’ rights? Why do they have to come from abroad?” John McDonnell, audibly exasperated: “I don’t trust *Boris Johnson* and the Conservatives.”
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Yeah, it's quite a stretch. Although I find the framing of 'Her Maj's Most Loyal' Opposition as opposed to 'the British people' the most disturbing part. Probably inadvertent, but that's plain authoritarian. Well, I've complained to the Beeb. Will see if there's any response.
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(As an aside, I almost abbreviated Most Loyal as ML. Which would just be asking for trouble)
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