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Labour's crisis deepens further: time for the left to engage

THE Labour Party appears to be crumbling at the base. For the left in general, this cannot be just a spectator sport.

The crisis in Gaza is the immediate cause of the accelerated disintegration, but it is rooted in the deeper discontent with the fraudulent and authoritarian Starmer leadership.

In the last month, Labour has lost control of three significant councils — Burnley, Norwich and Oxford — as a result of councillors resigning from the party.

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