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You don’t have to be chav to lead the Labour Party, but it helps!

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21.05.2026

Thursday 21 May 2026 5:21 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 20 May 2026 11:28 am

You don’t have to be chav to lead the Labour Party, but it helps!

By: James Ford

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PURFLEET, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 16: (L-R) Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Deputy leader, Angela Rayner, and Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, attend an event to launch Labour's election pledges at The Backstage Centre on May 16, 2024 in Purfleet, United Kingdom. Labour Leader Keir Starmer pledges to deliver economic stability, cut NHS waiting times, launch a new Border Security Command, set up Great British Energy and recruit 6,500 new teachers if Labour win the next General Election. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rather than a grand battle of big ideas or a serious debate about why this government has blundered so much, Labour’s looming leadership contest looks set to be a depressing competition to see who had the grimmest childhood, laments James Ford

Did your dad have a blue-collar job?  Did you live in social housing? Did your mum claim benefits? Congratulations! If you have answered yes to any of the above, you have pre-qualified to run for the Labour leadership. No, you don’t need a........

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