The long fight for the soul of the UK Labour party
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The British Labour Party is on the cusp of possibly the biggest victory in its history. But for one well-placed writer, there’s a risk in such a triumph. Labour MP John Cruddas takes a look at one of the party’s most influential but forgotten traditions.
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