EXC: Here's an overview of Labour Together's inquiry into 2019 election defeat, overseen by MPs incl Ed Miliband, per source
It addresses threat posed by Boris Johnson, Labour's relationship with working class, what went wrong under Corbyn and long-term trends since Blair
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It addresses threat posed by Boris Johnson, Labour's relationship with working class, what went wrong under Corbyn and long-term trends since Blair
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The report is split into three parts: i) data, polling, survey results, ii) the campaign, iii) the way forward
Says biggest factors in election loss were Brexit ‘by a country mile’, Corbyn's unpopularity and too many policies.
But Brexit also "catalysed" long term trends
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Says biggest factors in election loss were Brexit ‘by a country mile’, Corbyn's unpopularity and too many policies.
But Brexit also "catalysed" long term trends
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such as no difference b/w the parties from Blair onwards, de-industrialisation, no offer of big change from Labour.
The report mentions a correlation between disunity and Corbyn's popularity/unpopularity.
In 2019, Labour lost 1.7m Leave voters and 1m Remain voters.
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The report mentions a correlation between disunity and Corbyn's popularity/unpopularity.
In 2019, Labour lost 1.7m Leave voters and 1m Remain voters.
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It had fewer Leave voters to start with, and these were heavily based in the Red Wall, so it was an even bigger loss
Tories succeeded in turning out 2m more non-voters - mainly older white men, "leave minded", wanted to "Get Brexit Done" and/or stop Corbyn from being PM
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Tories succeeded in turning out 2m more non-voters - mainly older white men, "leave minded", wanted to "Get Brexit Done" and/or stop Corbyn from being PM
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PART TWO
The campaign: no one in charge, key people were sidelined, and Tory party destroyed Labour on Facebook, with a strong message and figures on organic shares
2017 led to complacency in 2019, but little evidence going more Remain or more Leave would have worked
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The campaign: no one in charge, key people were sidelined, and Tory party destroyed Labour on Facebook, with a strong message and figures on organic shares
2017 led to complacency in 2019, but little evidence going more Remain or more Leave would have worked
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Because 2017 was so surprisingly good, the party did not look enough at what was happening in towns and leave areas, and what the challenges would be next time.
JC's tour of towns after 17 was good, but the work did not seem to carry on beyond that.
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JC's tour of towns after 17 was good, but the work did not seem to carry on beyond that.
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PART THREE
The way forward
A lot of criticism of disunity in the party throughout the document.
Lots of language on unity and coming together as the way forward.
Still a massive disconnect with working class voters - decline in these voters is continuing
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The way forward
A lot of criticism of disunity in the party throughout the document.
Lots of language on unity and coming together as the way forward.
Still a massive disconnect with working class voters - decline in these voters is continuing
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Boris is continuing to steal Labour’s clothes - investing in towns and building new infrastructure etc
Focus groups in which Labour Leave and Remain voters were together disagreed on Brexit and immigration - but agreed Labour had to be a party of big economic change
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Focus groups in which Labour Leave and Remain voters were together disagreed on Brexit and immigration - but agreed Labour had to be a party of big economic change
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It is "pro" community organising - but needs to be centralised and embedded, not seen as factional
Labour campaigning needs to be more relational and less transactional
Labour needs to work more with local government to rebuild relations in communities and workplaces
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Labour campaigning needs to be more relational and less transactional
Labour needs to work more with local government to rebuild relations in communities and workplaces
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The report doesn't criticise Corbyn personally but "the fact is he lost us a lot of votes"
Disunity was a huge issue, with ChUK MPs defecting denting his ratings massively
PV ultras will not like it, apparently, nor will those who want Corbyn to be held responsible
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Disunity was a huge issue, with ChUK MPs defecting denting his ratings massively
PV ultras will not like it, apparently, nor will those who want Corbyn to be held responsible
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UPDATE: @paulhilder offers an important clarification here - these are *net* figures for Remain and Leave voters. They do not take into account movement within these demographics.
