Keir Starmer’s Attacks on Labour’s Left Are a Sign of Weakness, Not Strength
Since becoming Labour leader, Keir Starmer has worked tirelessly to marginalize the Left through bureaucratic stitch-ups. But Starmer’s dirty tricks betray the hollowness of his project — and the game’s not up for the Labour left yet.
Labour leader Keir Starmer at University College London Hospital on July 1, 2020 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
Keir Starmer has been leader of the Labour Party for almost eighteen months. Despite some recent narrowing in the polls, he still consistently trails behind the Conservatives, and few people seriously believe he is capable of winning the next general election.
The central purpose of Starmer’s leadership, however, has not been preparing for electoral success, but rather consolidating the control of Labour’s hard-right factions over the party apparatus. On that front, his record has been one of roaring success.
Sealing the Tomb
From day one, Starmer’s victory meant that Blairite functionaries were in the party’s driving seat.
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