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10 July 2018updated 04 Aug 2021 10:33am

What the British left can learn from Mexico’s political revolution

“Brexit is a wall which will block Britons in and pitch worker against worker.” 

By Manuel Cortes

Britain is in political turmoil. The winds of Brexit chaos are now hitting our political establishment with hurricane force. David Davis and Boris Johnson have tumbled. Theresa May’s hands may be gripping the helm but her ship is falling apart beneath her. Donald Trump’s arrival in Britain at the end of this week will bring no bail-out rescue package. In anticipation of the huge demonstrations against his visit across the country, our major centres have been declared “no-go for Trump” zones. The US president is sidelined in Windsor, while the demonstrators occupy central London in protest against him.

The revulsion towards the baby-cager-in-chief that will emanate from our streets is something Britain should be proud of. Campaigners have dropped their small differences to lead a display of resistance to a US president even more divisive than the warmonger George W. Bush. They deserve credit for their political leadership. In the battle of the people versus this president, the British people have already won.

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