If workers' rights are 'a bit French', as the Tories suggest, then vive la révolution | Heather Stewart

A Conservative campaign video mocks Angela Rayner for wanting a European model of employment. But it's just what British workers need To the stirring strains of the Marseillaise, a monochrome Angela Rayner reels off her plans for workers' rights, as a red beret and a Gallic moustache jiggle around her head. "Angela Rayner's Britain?" demands the title, alongside a tiny tricolour. Tory messaging has become ever more bizarre as this gaffe-strewn campaign lurches towards a close, but Thursday's exa...