WHEN Keir Hardie founded the Labour Party in 1893, he declared it existed to give the working man and woman a voice — not to pander to the middle classes.
Fast forward to 2025 and the current , now led by , has upended those roots.
Since the last year, Starmer’s government has hit the very communities across the Midlands and the North that Keir Hardie set out to serve.
Labour has lost touch with its traditional supporters.
New research out today by Survation shows that voters back me over the Prime Minister to represent working people, fix our broken system and get things done.
This comes as no surprise when you think about the Government’s record to date.
Take the . Labour was elected last July on the promise of growth.
Yet growth has been flatlining throughout most of 2024, with any small increases due to the exploding population.
And let’s not forget that our Chancellor — from accounts — raised taxes by £40billion in her first budget last November.
The from this month will have a terrible impact on small businesses.
This, coupled with the frozen income tax thresholds, means millions will end up paying more under Labour.
That means less money to cover rent, the weekly shop or a pint down the pub.
We are living through a period of economic and social decline.
by slashing the Winter Fuel Allowance was a disgrace.
The £1.4billion this saved went to Labour’s friends in the public sector, many of whom work from home.
Strivers who wake up early and get home late got from Starmer instead.
And the heart of rural Britain has been kicked in the teeth by him, too, thanks to the introduction of inheritance tax on
Many will be forced to sell, threatening food security.
Labour’s biggest betrayal of the Red Wall is immigration
Nigel Farage
Then there’s energy.
Labour promised to cut bills by £300 annually, but they have gone up by nearly £300 instead after raised the price cap from April 1.
Their obsession with , who are already choosing between heating and eating.
recently unveiled a £22billion .
That might sound nice in Westminster, but it won’t put food on the table in places like Co Durham.
Labour’s biggest betrayal of the Red Wall is immigration. Starmer swore he would “smash the gangs”;.
. Over 35,000 have crossed the Channel since he came to power.
The numbers have risen 46 per cent in 2025 and Sunday was the biggest day for crossings this year.
Those coming here are mostly young men of fighting age. British taxpayers pay £6million a day to put them up in hotels.
They get free health and dental treatment. This has to end.
Reform UK would leave the — which makes it possible for so many of them to stay here — and ensure that anybody entering our country illegally is deported.
Keir Hardie would be turning in his grave. Labour no longer represents hardworking Brits.
Now that the Conservatives are finished as a national political party, Reform UK is taking the fight to Labour
Nigel Farage
Reform UK is the only party that does.
We will scrap Net Zero to slash energy bills, reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance to keep pensioners warm, deport illegal migrants, protect our borders and raise the tax-free allowance to £20,000.
Now that the are finished as a national political party, Reform UK is taking the fight to Labour.
We are the real opposition to this government in huge swathes of the Midlands and the North. Britain is Broken.
Our great country is heading in the wrong direction.
Only Reform UK can fix it.
Vote for Reform UK on May 1 for real change.
