As we approach the general election, the Parliamentary Labour Party is preparing for a substantial shakeup. A wave of defections and resignations has meant dozens of winnable Labour seats were suddenly up for grabs. In most cases, CLPs were given the right to choose their next candidate – and they did. In Nottingham East, Independent Group defector Chris Leslie – described by…
“Freedom of movement will end when we leave the European Union,” stated Labour’s 2017 manifesto – as if it was a fact of nature and not a political decision affecting millions of people. Corbyn’s strategy of deflecting attention from Brexit to focus on austerity meant that, for almost two years, this section of the manifesto largely avoided scrutiny. When the Labour Campaign…
