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Blue Labour’s ‘scrap DEI’ call could shatter the party | Letters

Chas Townley says some Labour MPs may have to start finding a new centre-left political home, in response to calls from Blue Labour to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Plus a letter from Dr Denis MacShaneBlue Labour’s suggestion to scrap diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is immoral and fails to recognise the importance of this to other parts of the centre-left coalition that makes up the Labour party (Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters, 2 June). The more that Blue Labour promotes Reform-friendly policies, the less likely the others will remain supporters.In 2024 Keir Starmer achieved a very narrow coalition that won well in enough constituencies with fewer votes than Labour achieved in 2019 (then described as the party’s worst result since 1935). Continue reading...

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