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JACK STRAW said yesterday that it was “very unlikely” Labour MPs would defect to the Liberal Democrats in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing leadership of the party.
The former foreign secretary was responding to claims by Lib Dem leader Tim Farron that he had received “unsolicited texts” from well-known figures “distressed” about Labour’s new direction.
Praising Mr Corbyn’s performance at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Mr Straw played down the prospect of MPs defecting to other parties, suggesting the experience of the SDP in the 1980s made that “very unlikely.”
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too
In the run-up to the Communist Party congress in November ROB GRIFFITHS outlines a few ideas regarding its participation in the elections of May 2026
VINCE MILLS cautions over the perils and pitfalls of ‘a new left party’
