This March, Andrew Marr told New Statesman readers there is a “battle for Keir Starmer’s soul” as “two groups on the party’s right are vying to control its future.” Marr said these groups fighting to “control” Starmer are the Tony Blair Institute and Labour Together.

Labour members certainly weren’t told they were getting a vote-Starmer-get-Blair deal. With Labour Together, many simply won’t know who they are, let alone whether they want them in charge. So who is behind this group with access to Starmer’s soul?

Labour Together calls itself “a think tank offering bold ideas for Britain under a Labour government.” They have many things in common with Westminster’s corporate-funded policy shops, but Labour Together’s single-minded drive for back-room sway with Labour’s leadership is something different. The organization looks more like a scheme for a band of high-net-worth individuals to shape Labour’s leadership, fixing them to the low-tax, pro-market policies they and their bank balances prefer.