Follow the New Arab's news, analysis, and comments on the UK general and local elections set for 2024, focused on the key players, the Conservative Party under Rishi Sunak and the main opposition Labour Party under Keir Starmer
Labour's rightward shift to counter the threat of Nigel Farage's Reform is doomed to fail and will only hasten voter exodus in years to come, says Taj Ali.
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