Although he had campaigned for the leadership as a unifier, he moved with speed to reshape the party after Jeremy Corbyn’s heavy electoral defeat in 2019
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThese days the meetings of Momentum’s national committee are downbeat affairs. Officials lament the rightward slide of the Labour Party on crime, immigration and defence. They complain of shrinking influence and the “vilification” of its socialists. There is, recent minutes note, “extreme demoralisation amongst the left”. Momentum urges its supporters to “stay and fight”; many have quit.
Which is why Sir Keir is often urged to deliver a “Kinnock moment”, a reprise of Neil Kinnock’s forceful denunciation of Trotskyite factions at the Labour conference of 1985. No such moment of theatre has arrived; Sir Keir’s speeches are forgettable affairs, and his clipped speech no match for Lord Kinnock’s Welsh roar. And yet the current Labour leader has already moved against the left just as effectively, ousting them from the critical decision-making bodies in the party.
Jennie Formby, the pro-Corbyn general secretary of the party, quit in May 2020. By that November Sir Keir’s supporters had a working majority on the National Executive Committee , which makes the major decisions over the party’s management and policy. Richard Leonard, the party’s leader in Scotland, was squeezed out. The composition of local Constituency Labour Parties appears to have shifted, too.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Will local elections put the brakes on low-traffic neighbourhood schemes?Wider rollout of LTNs has prompted anguished debate, with one former party member standing against Labour over the issue
Consulte Mais informação »
Tory backbenchers say party’s own adverts attacking Labour MPs over illegal migrants are safety riskConservative MPs argue the posters ‘stoke up hatred of politicians’ and can lead to assaults following the murder of Sir David Amess
Consulte Mais informação »
Colin Farrell video shows actor’s transformation into the Penguin for The BatmanFarrell featured in the DC Comics adaptation The Batman for just ‘five or six scenes’
Consulte Mais informação »
Jess Wright shows off 'messy' kitchen before huge transformationAs she prepares to welcome her first child, Jess Wright has been busy giving her kitchen a much needed transformation
Consulte Mais informação »
Hamilton explains ‘great opportunity’ as part of Chelsea bidSir Lewis Hamilton has spoken passionately about how his childhood playing football in the streets led to his bid to help buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
Consulte Mais informação »