A protester holds a banner reading "Stop the Boats!" as they take part in an anti-immigration protest march in Dover on the south-east coast of England, on April 27, 2025. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images
What is unfolding across parts of Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom under Keir Starmer, should serve as a warning to every Western democracy wrestling with questions of immigration, national identity, social cohesion, and the limits of political tolerance.