Most members of the Shadow Cabinet have refrained from commenting on the lessons from Labour’s loss on Thursday – but one member of the Shadow Cabinet, Jon Trickett, has taken to Twitter to outline some of his theories on why Labour lost:
One thing clear in countless conversations. The public stil hold Labour guilty for mistakes made by New Labour esp Iraq. Need a clean break
— Jon Trickett MP (@jon_trickett) May 9, 2015
Another problem was perception of a metropolitan elite running Westminster inc Labour – esp damaging for us #cleanbreak
— Jon Trickett MP (@jon_trickett) May 9, 2015
That’s not the only analysis Trickett has made though:
Another thing – was it right to suggest we would cut some services to reduce the deficit whilst agreeing to spend billions on Trident & HS2?
— Jon Trickett MP (@jon_trickett) May 9, 2015
Those are still Labour policies – despite the election being over. Will we see other members of the Shadow Cabinet deviate from the party line quite so starkly before the leadership election gets underway?
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