The article discusses 'Get In', a history of Keir Starmer's Labour Party, emphasizing a previously unreported strategy by Dominic Cummings in 2019. Cummings suggested that Labour support Theresa May's Brexit deal to exploit Conservative divisions for electoral gain. However, key Labour figures, including John McDonnell, worried about alienating remainers. Ultimately, Labour opted for a second referendum and suffered a severe electoral loss. This anecdote remains significant today amidst ongoing political volatility and the rise of figures like Nigel Farage, questioning whether Labour can adapt to ongoing socio-political changes.
At the beginning of 2019, Dominic Cummings attempted to convince aides to Jeremy Corbyn that Labour should vote for Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement, thus prompting a split in the Conservative party.
As Cummings put it in a text to Corbyn's spokesperson: "You get Brexit through, [People's Vote] fucked high chance of Govt collapse Tory civil war guaranteed for years in any scenario."
Corbyn's sharpest political ally, John McDonnell, was among those who didn't buy it, fearing that Labour would be deserted by millions of middle-class remainers crying betrayal.
The party backed a second referendum and was subsequently routed in the get Brexit done election at the end of the year, showcasing the turmoil in Labour's strategy.
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