All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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MICK ANTONIW explains how Welsh Labour is pursuing a policy of constructive participation and engagement that could become an exemplar for the rest of the UK
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ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
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THE Covid pandemic has exposed the gross inequalities in our society that have increased year on year over several decades, accelerating over the past 10 years of Tory austerity.
During the years of the Blair government, Welsh Labour decided to distance itself from some of the more centrist polices by adopting a more radical and socialist “clear red water” agenda.
The strategy was devised by Mark Drakeford, then an adviser to first minister Rhodri Morgan. Mark, of course, is now first minister of Wales.
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