Leading members of Labour’s left-wing met on Thursday evening to rally the troops and reflect on what went wrong in the election.
‘I’m sure we’ve all had a good time to mourn and analyse what went wrong and why we didn’t win the election,’ uttered the chair opening the event.
‘I think there were many factors that led to the defeat but I think there is one thing we should be absolutely clear about and that is that there was nothing wrong with Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.’
The hall erupted into applause. Her comments set the tone for the rest of the evening: whoever was to blame, it wasn’t Jeremy Corbyn.
So, beyond the irreproachable leadership, what was responsible for Labour’s worst defeat in almost a century? ‘It was the media lies’, the chair reassured the crowd. Mr S wishes that he could indeed take credit for the Corbyn collapse.
Novara media bore Dr Aaron Bastani was first to take to the stage.
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