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Feb 13 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
How many voters resent Keir's scapegoating of the Left, his constant distancing of himself from Corbyn, & the lies he told to get himself elected as LOTO?

How many believe he should at least try to unite Labour & make it more distinctive from the Tories, like Attlee & Smith did?
Imho, this is the conundrum for Starmer's Labour: 'factionalism' or 'infighting' (however you want to frame it) DOES help the Tories, but it's caused to a great extent by Starmer's constant demonisation & scapegoating of the Left, & his constant distancing of himself from Corbyn.
I'm genuinely interested in what people think about how to address this, because imho if it isn't resolved, the tensions won't stop, they'll get worse, & this will only help the Tories.
Imho, Keir Starmer would get more support & respect, & increase Labour's chances of electoral success, if he just repeatedly stated the obvious simple truths about the Tory Party in exactly the same way John Smith & Clement Attlee were unafraid to do.

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