A study reveals that most Labour MPs hold more left-wing views than their leader, Keir Starmer. This suggests potential pressure on the Prime Minister to adopt more radical policies.
Most Labour MPs are to the Left of Keir Starmer - suggesting the PM could face pressure to be more radical. A study asking councillors to rate the views of their local MP has given Sir Keir a score of 48 out of 100. That puts him almost in the exact political centre, having shifted four points to the right since the exercise was carried out in the last Parliament. But other Labour MPs are clustered around the mid-30s, often backing more extreme policies.
Academics asked 1,006 local councillors to rate their MPs and compare them to party leaders. Professor Chris Hanretty, who carried out the analysis, told The Times: 'Before Brexit, I would have said it was normal for prime ministers to be more centrally located than most of their party. 'Cameron was to the left of the Conservative Party, just as Blair was to the right of the Labour Party. I think the same would probably be said of Wilson.' Most Labour MPs are to the Left of Keir Starmer, according to a new study. The findings in the research from Royal Holloway University of London and Survation emerged as Elon Musk launched his latest attack on Sir Keir He added: 'Judgments are personal, but these measures should give similar results if you were to repeat the exercise tomorrow.' In contrast, Kemi Badenoch was seen as to the right of her Parliamentary party. Her score of 88 was close to Nigel Farage on 90, while Rishi Sunak was at the centre of gravity on 77. Only four of the Tories’ 121 MPs were deemed to be further Right than Mr Farage, including Dame Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright, and Suella Braverman. Mrs Braverman, a former home secretary, and Reform’s Rupert Lowe were jointly scored as the most Right-wing MPs in the new Parliament from any party. Labour's Diane Abbott and Nadia Whittome were seen as the most left-wing MPs with a score of
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