Thread by @FisherAndrew79

The revelations from that dossier are only surprising for the level of vitriol ...

When we won (with a 59% 1st round mandate in 2015) there was no support to a new incoming team (instead there was hostility) and resources were withheld. It was clear then we were being undermined

It was miraculous that we survived until the 2017 election – let alone delivered a result that was the only time Labour had gained seats at an election since 1997 (and the largest increase in share of the vote between elections since 1945).

The report exposes that the most senior party staff – who are supposed to be neutral in internal elections – organised (badly, evidently) to oppose Corbyn winning in 2015 and in 2016 (and even held discussions about organising another coup in 2017 - codenamed Operation Cupcake!)

It also shows the same director-level party staff undermined attempts to win the general election in 2017 (where Labour came within a few votes of forming the government!) - and expressed hope that Labour would lose local, mayoral and by-elections

It doesn't show that antisemitism wasn't a problem (quite the opposite)

It does show that in 2015-18 the party was more concerned about expelling people they deemed "Trots" (ie anyone left of Blair) or even people who at some point had seen a FB post by the Greens and liked it

Also very important to note that nearly all the party staff cited in this report left in 2017 or early 2018

And I’m pretty sure Keir Starmer won’t face hostility from party staff – who should faithfully serve whoever the party elects as leader (or resign if they don’t want to)

And perhaps more important to state that many Labour staff - whether personally on the right, centre or left of the party - acted with total professionalism throughout.

Just a footnote to my claim above that "Labour came within a few votes of forming the government" ...

independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…