The Times described the speech as a “wake-up call” and “a sobering warning of the fragility of democracy”. “Now, however, the Prime Minister is promising to ‘face down the extremists who would tear us apart’, not with pandering but with leadership. Calling Mr Galloway’s victory a “dreadfully dark day for democracy”, the Daily Mail said the Prime Minister delivered a “crackdown on extremism … the nation was crying out to hear”. “Mr Sunak is right to insist they must do better,” it wrote, saying it was “a time when we all must stand up for British values”. It said turning things around is “a monumental task” but that Mr Sunak must back up his words.

Source: The Times March 02, 2024 05:57 UTC