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Owen Jones breaks with Labour and backs electoral challenge to the party
Owen Jones, October 19, 2022
JOURNALIST Owen Jones broke with the Labour Party today after more than 20 years of support and launched an initiative to fund and unite electoral challenges to the party.
Mr Jones, a celebrated figure on the left over the last decade and more as a commentator, author and campaigner, announced the creation of We Deserve Better to put pressure on Labour from the left.
It will fund candidates, including independent socialists and Green Party challengers, in particular seats, but is not itself a political party.
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