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Is Labour too divided to win?

The Labour Party must tackle infighting to succeed in government, says Patrick Diamond, who worked in No 10 for both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

After more factional strife within Labour, the academic and former Downing Street staffer Patrick Diamond speaks to Anoosh Chakelian about his new book: Labour’s Civil War: How infighting has kept the left from power (and what can be done about it).

They discuss the party’s history of fighting itself, what lessons can be learned from its time in government, and what Keir Starmer needs to do to end the conflict.

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