Labour’s left-wing factions have united behind a call for a “major reset” – warning the party will “only survive if it chooses a different path”.
The statement, from a coalition of MPs, councillors and activists, comes after a major intervention from Angela Rayner, in which she criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s “un-British” immigration reforms and said Labour’s “very survival” is “at stake”.
The former deputy prime minister was speaking at a reception hosted by Mainstream, a centre-left organisation which advocates for practical left policies and is closely aligned with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
Her language has been echoed by a new “Reset the Labour Party” statement, which calls for a change of course in the wake of the Gorton and Denton by-election disaster and potentially catastrophic local elections in May.
The statement, launching with an official website this evening and seen by Sky News, calls for bolder ideas and a more democratic culture within the party, hitting out at the “pandering to the far right” from the “top down” leadership.
It is supported by Mainstream as well as Momentum – the organisation that spearheaded Corbynmania.
The campaign also has the support of a broad group of Labour MPs, ranging from those in the Socialist Campaign Group like John McDonnell and Richard Burgon, to centre left figures from the Tribune group and Mainstream – such as Simon Opher and Paula Barker.
The collaboration is significant, as there have historically been clashes between Labour’s left and centre-left.
It is part of an attempt for…
