20 June 2020updated 03 Aug 2021 6:42am

The Labour 2019 election review is a blueprint for Starmerism

Labour will have to bridge cultural divides while uniting voters over the economy, the election review concludes. We’re already seeing the strategy in action.

By Ailbhe Rea

DUDLEY, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: L-R) Sir Keir Starmer, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, addresses the audience during the last Labour Party Leadership hustings at Dudley Town Hall on March 08, 2020 in Dudley, England. Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy are vying to replace Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is stepping down following his party's loss in the December 2019 general election. The new leader and deputy will be announced on 4 April, 2020. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Labour Together 2019 general election review has been released, concluding that “issues of leadership, Brexit and a manifesto package seen as undeliverable” catalysed deep underlying trends to fracture the Labour party’s voter coalition and deliver its worst election defeat since 1935.

Many will read the report looking to learn more about Corbyn and Corbynism: and, indeed, they will, in the comprehensive breakdown of the 2019 election strategy on the ground and the in-depth analysis of problems at the heart of Labour’s election machine.