O'Grady lashes out at the ‘new oligarchy’ running Britain
‘Let’s get Jeremy in, and let’s get Boris Johnson packing,’ the TUC general secretary said
British cross-border train fares far outstrip flights, ranking among Europe’s worst
FRANCES O’GRADY lashed out today at the “new oligarchy” running Britain and called for a Jeremy Corbyn government.
The TUC general secretary criticised the “self-styled new bad boys” around Prime Minister Boris Johnson as she addressed delegates at the Brighton conference.
She said: “They think they are Westminster’s answer to the Sex Pistols: but, in truth, they’re just the bully-boys of the British elite.”
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