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26 July 2010

Was Andy Burnham right to call councillors the “foot soldiers” of the Labour Party?

Leadership contender’s remark highlights the lack of grass-roots activists.

By Alex Holland

At a recent Labour leadership hustings, Andy Burnham praised the hard work of councillors by saying they are the “foot soldiers” of the party. I found this an intriguing way to publicly describe Labour’s elected local representatives.

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