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The Labour Party’s Main Problem Isn’t Losing Voters to Reform

Jacobin [Unofficial] May 21, 2026
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Labour lost many seats and councils to Reform in the recent UK local elections, leading many to assume that they lost many voters to Nigel Farage’s far-right party. But a look at the data suggests this isn’t the main driver of Labour’s dismal performance.

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