Toby Young Toby Young

Labour: my part in its downfall

One of my co-conspirators has suggested we ­resurrect Tories4Corbyn, but I’m not sure it’ll be necessary

issue 02 July 2016

A few weeks ago, I took part in a debate at the Cambridge Union about the future of the Labour party. I argued that a combination of factors, such as the decline of Labour’s working-class support, the election of Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s near-universal backing for the EU, meant that Labour would struggle to survive in its present form.

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