Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist

Andy Haldane said Labour needed a story of growth that was not ‘aridly told from 30,000 feet’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Defeating far-right populism will require Labour to radically overhaul its “arid” approach to raising living standards in left-behind communities, the former Bank of England chief economist has said.

Andy Haldane warned that Labour’s growth plans were failing to support parts of the country where voters feel neglected and disenfranchised.