TSSA calls for 'urgent change' in Labour leadership after by-election defeat

"It's clear that the disastrous lurch to the right under Keir Starmer is haemorrhaging Labour votes to the Greens. There's an urgent need for a change in leadership, and Keir must announce his departure immediately."

"Only by embracing 'Real Labour' policies will we be able to win back support from the voters who switched from our party to the Greens in Gorton and Denton. The party needed a broader shift in policy direction, returning to what she described as its radical soul."

"The intervention underscores growing tensions between parts of the trade union movement and Labour's current leadership, particularly over economic policy and the party's positioning on public ownership and redistribution."

The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, a Labour-affiliated union, demands Sir Keir Starmer resign following Labour's loss to the Green Party in the Gorton and Denton by-election. TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust argues that Starmer's rightward shift has driven voters toward the Greens and created dissatisfaction among the party's base. Beyond leadership change, TSSA advocates for Labour to return to its "radical soul" through expanded public ownership of water, energy, and mail services, increased minimum wage, and a wealth tax. The union contends these policy shifts are essential to reclaim lost support. This intervention reflects growing tensions between the trade union movement and Labour's current leadership regarding economic policy and public ownership positions.

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