Sir Keir Starmer’s transformation of the Labour Party
The grip of the hard left has been broken
THREE YEARS AGO Momentum seemed to be riding high. The left-wing activist group had been formed to support Jeremy Corbyn, the radical leader of the Labour Party. Mr Corbyn’s allies controlled the party’s most important offices; his opponents had been scattered; and he enjoyed the support of Unite, a big trade union. The prospect of forming a socialist government seemed tantalisingly close.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Red and buried”
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