I was surprised to read Rafael Behr’s article (Red wall Brexiters will be the ‘hero voters’ of the next election. The rest of us are just walk-on players, 29 March) in which he suggests the Labour party is solely focused on “hero voters” – older, economically precarious, socially conservative voters who supported Brexit and might swing from Tory to Labour. That isn’t the message I’m hearing.
On the contrary, at a recent campaign briefing for Labour candidates facing Green and Lib Dem opposition, we were specifically advised that the party is “not just targeting hero voters” but is also aiming to win over more socially progressive electors who, for example, place the climate emergency high on their agendas.
