Labour Party leadership can Keir Starmer really maintain party unity?
Kiefel, M.
(16 April 2020)
Labour Party leadership can Keir Starmer really maintain party unity?
Democratic Audit Blog.
Keir Starmer convincingly won the leadership of the Labour Party, gaining strong support in the parliamentary Labour Party, unions and the membership. However, as the controversy over a leaked report into internal party disciplinary procedures shows, unity is not a given. Max Kiefel compares the challenges Starmer faces to the circumstances of his two predecessors as party leader, and argues that it is not enough to create party unity, he must also lead the party to respond effectively to the Covid-19 crisis.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Date Deposited | 17 Dec 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107869 |