Blue Labour is splitting the party

<p>Labour is splitting.</p><br /><p>Earlier this week we reported that the government is now THIRD in the opinion polls behind Reform and the Tories.</p><br /><p>Now, as they barrel inexorably towards testing local elections in May, rifts are emerging within the Labour party.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>This week, Preet Kaur Gill – a personal private secretary to Home Secretary Shabhana Mahmood – announced in the Telegraph, of all places, that she (Preet Kaur Gill) is “Blue Labour”.</p><br /><p>The intervention sparked fierce debate among MPs, with divisions down ideological lines.</p><br /><p>Can the party hold it together?</p><br /><p>Oli Dugmore is joined by Ethan Croft, who has been speaking to Labour MPs this week, and Megan Kenyon. </p><br /><p>LISTEN NEXT: <a href="https://pod.fo/e/37404c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's official – Labour are in third place </a></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>