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What chance of revival after the elections?
Labour's surge of membership and support under Corbyn bucked the trend of the decline of Europe's other left parties. Is it now back on course to fade into the night — or will a new wave of activism save it? Asks NICK WRIGHT
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LABOUR under Sir Keir Starmer has stalled. Where there was once a policy ferment that proved its capacity to mobilise millions, there is now a studied silence. Numbers are down — around 100,000 people have dropped their connection with the party.
Elections are exercises in human endeavour and party members know from practical experience over the last few weeks that — with local exceptions — there is nothing like the enthusiasm which transformed the 2017 general election campaign or even the sense of duty and dogged determination that drove the 2019 contest.
A mixed election result has confirmed the failure of Labour’s national leadership.
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