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There he involves his wife, Lady Jane, who must balance securing their entry into London high society — and thus their future prospects — with her growing involvement in women’s suffrage.

"We live in a society that prizes freedom of choice and expression, values material wealth and tolerates vast inequality," argues Chris Rojek, sociology professor at City St George's, University of London.

Reeves is also expected to make the case for a society founded on "contribution", where "hard work is matched by fair reward".

Migrants will have to prove they are contributing to society to earn the right to remain in the UK, the home secretary is set to announce.

Accusations suggesting otherwise were “politically motivated attacks on civil society, meant to silence speech the administration disagrees with,” the group said.