The Spectator

Corbyn’s latest triumph

The ‘harmless crank’ has seen his left-wing agenda go mainstream

issue 20 January 2018

For Jeremy Corbyn and his allies, there has been no far-left takeover of the Labour party or its governing National Executive Committee. It’s true that, this week, Corbyn supporters came to control the majority of the NEC, completing their command of the party apparatus. But they see this as getting rid of the last of the right-wingers and enabling — for the first time — the Labour party to dedicate itself to the interests of the working class.

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