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Britain is suffering a democratic crisis, left-wing Labour politicians warn

BRITAIN is suffering a democratic crisis, left-wing Labour politicians warned today as they called for reforms to break up the tight control of power held in Westminster. 

Speaking at a meeting at The World Transformed festival in Liverpool, Labour MP Jon Trickett said it was his view that the British state is not fit for purpose.

“The Civil Service and British state is not structured in a way … that can deliver to our people,” he said. “I’ve come to the conclusion we need to disaggregate the British state, we need to take it apart and put it back together on a new basis.”

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