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Labour Urged to Adopt Strong Industrial Strategy for Voter Appeal

5/23/2025

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To win back working-class voters, Labour must embrace a robust industrial strategy, according to a new IPPR report. With just 7% of left-wing supporters in blue-collar roles, the report warns that fragmented identity politics have paved the way for populist parties like Reform UK to rise. A call for interventionist economic policies is urgent.

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To win back working-class voters, Labour must embrace a robust industrial strategy, according to a new IPPR report. With just 7% of left-wing supporters in blue-collar roles, the report warns that fragmented identity politics have paved the way for populist parties like Reform UK to rise. A call for interventionist economic policies is urgent.