Back to the future: Labour’s time loop
John McDonnell urges grassroots revolt against Keir Starmer, slamming his welfare policies and warning of a Blair-style centrism revival. | Today’s Political Cartoon.
The independent MP for Hayes and Harlington and former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell is calling for a grassroots leadership challenge against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, criticising the Labour government’s welfare policies and perceived abandonment of Labour’s founding principles.
McDonnell’s appeal highlights internal party tensions and concerns over a return to centrist policies reminiscent of the Blair era.
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