Can the Left Trust Keir Starmer? Interview With Richard Burgon
Was the Corbyn leadership a complete failure for the left – and what can be learned for next time? What are the chances of a socialist Labour government implementing the kinds of policies seen in the 2017 and 2019 manifestoes? And can the left trust Keir Starmer as party leader after a disappointing first year? Aaron Bastani talks to Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East and Secretary of the party’s Socialist Campaign Group, to find out where the Labour left is headed in 2021.
- Published 10 January 2021