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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Maurice Mcleod

Like others on the left, I was blocked from standing as a Labour MP. That only harms the party

Labour party conference in Liverpool, September 2022
Labour party conference in Liverpool, September 2022. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

It’s been a good year for the Labour party. Doing well in the polls, and with the Tories in a state of perpetual crisis – from which Rishi Sunak’s coronation may only offer a short relief – there is a rising sense that power, which has been so elusive, may be within its grasp.

But at the same time there is another story going on within the party – one that’s leaving many members and activists on the party’s left with a bitter taste in the mouth.

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