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‘Labour’s quiet in–sourcing revolution – and where Burnham could take it’

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If socialism is ‘what Labour does’, this government’s has often been watered down and whispered. This is certainly true of the ‘biggest wave of in–sourcing in a generation’, a Corbyn–era policy curiously re–endorsed in 2024. Ministers have been predictably tight–lipped ever since. Until now. They’ve seemingly mentioned it more in the last six months than the previous 18. Latter–day radicals Rachel Reeves, Darren Jones and Chris Ward recently published plans to get there.
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‘Inside the grassroots network training Labour’s next generation’

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By Tom Belger Verified
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There’s no shortage of Labour WhatsApp groups in Westminster, from the party’s many tribes to the class of ‘24. And there’s no shortage of journalists prying about who said what, and who’s in what club. So it’s surprising there’s been little reporting to date on one of Labour’s fastest-growing groups. Its members span the offices of almost half the Parliamentary Labour Party, and it’s all-but-certain to include some of the party’s future leading lights.
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‘Will ‘bellwether’ Stevenage sound an alarm for Labour?’

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The constituency of Stevenage has been a bellwether since its creation in 1983, quietly blazing a trail for national politics as it has for town planning. “Stevenage Woman” was to Keir Starmer what “Mondeo Man” was to Tony Blair – the swing voter critical for victory. Starmerite think tank Labour Together coined the archetype pre-election, describing a “young mother struggling with the cost of living and disengaged by politics”.
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