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Ben Bradshaw Articles

Wanton destruction

Brexit’s impact on the NHS is already proving devastating, writes Ben Bradshaw My most memorable doorstep encounter during the referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union was in the last week, with an elderly Exeter couple, solidly Labour, with...

‘Labour don’t get in around here’

Anyone who has canvassed in the South West will be familiar with the above words. If you are not in Exeter, Plymouth or Bristol, the perception among local voters is that the West Country is an electoral wilderness for Labour, and is doomed to be as such....

Why is Labour so weak in the south-west?

A little while ago I received an email entitled 'the Labour party is opening branches near you'. This was a mistake; I live in Islington North, home of the metropolitan, socialist elite, where there is never been a shortage of Labour branches. (It also has some of the...

‘I want Labour to mean something again – and win’

Last week, 16-year-old Corey Hughes emailed all Labour members of parliament with the following message. From: Corey Hughes Sent: 11 April 2016 17:13 To: All Labour MPs Subject: I WANT LABOUR TO MEAN SOMETHING AGAIN - AND WIN. Dear Labour, I’m sixteen years old, a...