102. Alan Johnson: From Blair to Starmer – What can Labour learn? (Part 2)

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14 October 2024
Posted by Alastair Campbell
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How does militant socialism compare to Corbynism? How did Labour’s ‘remain’ campaign go so wrong? And what should Labour be doing about immigration?

On today’s episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by long-serving Labour minister, Alan Johnson, to discuss all this and more

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One response to “102. Alan Johnson: From Blair to Starmer – What can Labour learn? (Part 2)”

Barry Skellern says:

14 October 2024 at 1:51 pm

Really enjoyed your interview with Alan Johnson, but can’t help wondering why, just before the break, you called him Chris?

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