64% of Labour members want shift to the left

Party 'needs a reset' in wake of Starmer U-turns

- BY SOPHIE HUSKISSON Political Correspondent

MORE than two-thirds of Labour members have called for the party to be more left-wing, a poll reveals.

It comes after Keir Starmer was forced into a climbdown after a rebellion from his MPs over plans to cut Personal Independence Payments.

That followed a U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts.

Now, figures from independent website LabourList, shared with this paper, show 64.5% of party members want to head left despite the surge of Reform UK - with just 1.6%