Jul 01 from https://labourlist.org/ Left

Welfare vote: ‘Here are the failures it reveals – and three faint silver linings’

“Change isn’t easy, we’ve always known that,” a Number 10 source said just after Tuesday’s climactic welfare vote. You can say that again. MPs were totally united, but only in dismay “Omnishambles.” “Crazy, man.” “Describing it as chaos now feels like an understatement.” Just a few of the snap verdicts from MPs across parties on the government’s second welfare climbdown, carried out in the...

Jul 01 from https://labourlist.org/ Left

Labour’s First Year: Three mythbusters to use on the doorstep

It’s been a year since Labour took office. A lot has changed, and as members we see that progress clearly. But explaining it to voters is much harder. When someone pushes back on Labour’s record, it’s easy to give a muddled answer if you’re not prepared. That’s a missed opportunity, whether you’re on the doorstep, sparring on Twitter, or debating in the pub. Because if handled right, it’s a...

Jun 28 from https://labourlist.org/ Left

Poll: Majority of Labour members want party to move to the left

A majority of Labour members want the party to move to the left, according to exclusive polling by Survation for LabourList. Survation asked Labour members what direction Labour should move in order to win the next election. They were given four options: move to the left, move to the right, move further and faster on the current agenda, and don’t know. The most popular answer by far was to...

Jun 26 from https://labourlist.org/ Left

YouGov MRP: Full list of Labour losses and holds if election were held tomorrow

It has been almost a year since Labour’s landslide general election victory, but things could not be looking much worse for the party in the polls, according to YouGov’s latest MRP. The poll will make difficult reading for many MPs and their local parties, pointing to Labour losing 233 seats versus last year if an election were held tomorrow. That would wipe away Labour’s majority and leave...

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