Writing on the website of Compass, the fastest growing left-of-centre pressure group in Britain, Jon Trickett MP argues that the progressive momentum of Labour’s deputy leadership contest must continue. He argues Labour must now compose a policy agenda to win back the support of groups which have traditionally supported it, as well as maitaining middle class support. In it he cites the example of Harlow where Labour has a majority of 97 votes and comments:
“It is simply not possible to hang on to [Harlow] seat with middle class votes alone. White collar employees in that seat number 33,000 but there are 36,500 manual workers, almost 6000 public sector employees and 1200 Muslims registered to vote in Harlow. These groups are moving against New Labour because of a whole series of issues such as public sector experimentation, the war, insecurity at work and so on.”

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