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Dudley councillor quits Labour after 41 years' membership
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is clapped by the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet during the Labour Party Conference at the Liverpool Arena, September 23, 2024
A SENIOR Labour councillor announced yesterday that he has left the party after 41 years over its attacks on society’s most vulnerable.
Announcing the decision, Dudley councillor Pete Lowe wrote: “I always believed I could better serve my community from within the Labour Party.
“I no longer believe that is the case under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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