Keir Starmer urged to unite with new generation of Labour’s left

Keir Starmer must maximise the party’s vote and ensure Labour is a broad church, John McDonnell says. Photograph: Richard Gardner/Shutterstock

Keir Starmer has been urged to thaw relations with the new generation of Labour’s left to maximise the party’s vote share and avoid a hung parliament at the next election.

Senior Labour MPs fear the party is at risk of alienating its core vote as it seeks to entice more of the anti-Tory vote and continue to bridge the Brexit gap.