It is fairness, tolerance and the rule of law that make our country great. By pandering to Reform, the Tories place these values under threat
And while in the heat of an election battle it is difficult to see beyond the claims and counterclaims about tax, spending and migration, it is clear to me that far, far more is at stake on 4 July than what is conveyed in the day to day headlines. For as the prejudices ofand his supporters have come to dominate rightwing thinking and poison the national debate, it is these three defining British values, which I believe he and his fellow travellers reject, that have to be fought for.
We face a choice that is more fundamental than more or less tax, more or less spending or more or less migration. The choice is really about what kind of country we are and want to become. This general election offers us the chance to reject the Farage version of Britain and to get our real country back, and to show that greatness comes from standing tall in defence of our principles.