Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer, polling shows
Leader’s ejection of far-left members has changed composition of party since 2020, as belief in general election win grows
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...k-keir-starmer-showing-rout-of-the-corbynites
Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer and believe he will win a majority at the next election, according to private polling that shows the transformation of the party’s grassroots.
Two polls shared with the Guardian demonstrate how the composition of Labour’s membership has changed since Starmer was elected leader in April 2020.
Since then his advisers have embarked on a mission to change the party, starting with the proscription of several far-left groups that had been supportive of Jeremy Corbyn.
“There has absolutely been a deliberate strategy to change the membership,” one Labour official said. “The proscription of those groups was absolutely key because it sent a message that if you’re in any way affiliated with them, this is not the party for you.”
Within the past four years, the grassroots has shrunk by about 150,000 and undergone considerable churn.