The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has warned that the Labour Party is on course to become a “shrunken political party
In an interview with LBC he said that it also threatens to become a red version of the Liberal Democrats” unless it returned to “credible” policies that appeal to working class voters.
He said that he had been “heartbroken” to see the Greater Manchester seat that he represented for 16 years vote for a Conservative candidate for the first time since 1922.
But added: “You could see it coming. This is the London-centric nature of the Labour party, that’s been going on for a long time. In recent years, Labour has been speaking to the liberal, university educated left, not it’s working class side. I’m afraid this result reflects that.”
There are now no guarantees for Labour. We had a radical manifesto that simply wasn’t credible. We face ending up as a shrunken political party, a red version of the Liberal Democrats or the Green Party. Unless Labour faces up to this right now, the future for my party is not at all promising.
