Liam Byrne — tipped for Cabinet promotion in the reshuffle — says that when Cameroons advocate ‘fraternity’ they are repackaging the Conservative case for the shrinking of the state
The idea that we might have a fight about ‘fraternity’ at the next election shows just how far the centre ground of politics has moved.

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