Lib Dem Leader Warns Far Right Is Growing Stronger in Britain
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Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, a political party in Britain. He spoke at his party's conference. A conference is a big meeting where people talk about important things.
Davey said the far right in Britain is now stronger. He said it has more money and more support than in the past. The far right means political groups with very strong, extreme ideas.
Davey said something 'big and dangerous' is happening in Britain. He wants people to know about this problem.
The news happened at the same time as other political events in Britain. Andy Burnham, another politician, was going to meet with Donald Trump. Trump is the President of the United States.
A newspaper called the Financial Times also had big news that day. It was about money problems connected to a war in Iran, and how this is affecting mortgages. A mortgage is money you borrow to buy a house.
Vocabulary15 words
- conference
- a big meeting about important topics
- far right
- political groups with very strong, extreme ideas
- mortgage
- money you borrow from a bank to buy a house
- party
- a group of people who work together in politics
- leader
- the main person in charge of a group
- funded
- given money to support something
- supported
- helped by other people
- politician
- a person who works in government
- president
- the leader of a country like the USA
- dangerous
- not safe; can cause harm
- newspaper
- printed paper with daily news
- war
- fighting between countries or groups
- front page
- the first page of a newspaper
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- country
- a nation with its own government
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