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Well 'Blue Labour' was a preemptive response to the decline in the Labour vote in the 'red wall' seats, that had been evident in every election since 1997. As such the current preoccupation around how they will regain those seats will, I suspect, inevitably lead to policy positions that tend in that direction. It's hard to know given how thin Labour have been on policy so far, but Ed Miliband's era was pretty influenced by 'Blue Labour' and that's where the early signs indicate Starmer's Labour is heading…Really ? Where do you see it in the Labour party ?
Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds wants violent criminals to fear police again
Keir Starmer seeks to rebuild Labour armed forces ties with ‘ambitious’ engagement programme
VE Day 2020: Keir Starmer puts his tanks on Tory lawn with appeal to patriotism
Edit: I should add, not everything Blue Labour advocates is bad – regional investment banks and local co-operatives are good ideas, I'm just worried we are going to get immigration mugs again.