Polling finds 52% of Gen Z thought UK would be better place if ‘strong leader did not have to bother with parliament and elections’Good morning. It is Holocaust memorial day, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and the Westminster politics news is relatively light this morning because broadcasters have been focusing on these events. No 10 did not even have a minister doing a morning interview round. Jakub Krupa, who recently took over writing the Guadian Europe live blog, is covering all the relevant events here.The big Westminster news yesterday was the fact that Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have had their first conversation since the inauguration. They spoke for 45 minutes, after Trump gave a peculiar “very good person” (for a liberal) endorsement of Starmer to reporters on Air Force One. (It was slightly patronising – “he’s done a very good job thus far” – but, from the No 10 point of view, a lot more welcome than what gets said when the president is in ‘bad Trump’ mode.) Eleni Courea has the story here. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-01-27 09:45:31
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More than half Gen Z think authoritarian leader better for UK than democracy, poll suggests – UK politics live
