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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Labour MP warns party of ‘uncanny’ parallels with Germany’s defeated SPD

Richards standing in Commons with other MPs seated around
Labour MP Jake Richards went on a fact-finding trip to Germany to study the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Photograph: House of Commons

Keir Starmer could be heading for the same fate as Olaf Scholz, the recently defeated German chancellor, unless his government is able to deliver on issues such as immigration and welfare, a Labour MP has warned.

Jake Richards, the MP for Rother Valley, said he had seen “uncanny” parallels between Labour and Scholz’s party during a recent fact-finding trip to Germany to study the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).

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