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Is Starmer vulnerable to a Corbynite comeback?

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🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Last week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that Jeremy Corbyn would not be allowed to run as a Labour MP at the next general election. But Corbyn has resolved after months of deliberation to run against the Labour Party. Could Starmer's stance on the Labour left backfire?

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Articles: 

Read Caroline Wheeler’s exclusive interview with Sir Keir Starmer:  ‘Keir Starmer: Trans rights can’t override women’s rights’: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-starmer-trans-rights-cant-override-womens-rights-m70dw55dp

Read Patrick Maguire on ‘Jeremy Corbyn could start a new party. Does he have the friends or funds?’: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-corbyn-could-start-a-new-party-does-he-have-the-friends-or-funds-zk7m0b7js

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0:00.0

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0:03.4

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0:07.1

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It's been three years since Secure Starmer took over his Labour leader.

1:03.9

And last week, to prove how much he changed the party,

1:07.4

he very publicly turned his back on his predecessor,

1:11.2

pulling up the drawbridge to prevent his return.

1:14.6

The last few minutes we've learned that Jeremy Corbyn

1:17.6

is going to be blocked from standing as a Labour MP

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