3 September 2021

Anneliese Dodds and Labour Party loyalty

Why Labour’s chair puts party loyalty ahead of personal ambition. Plus, do Labour’s trade union links push it left?

Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss their interview with Anneliese Dodds. They explore what she said and didn’t say about her treatment by the party leadership, and the strategy for the Labour Party.

Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on whether Labour needs to drop the trade union link.

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