Five reasons why Labour lost the election

Corbyn’s unpopularity, a muddled manifesto and its Brexit stance cost the party dear

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Labour has suffered one of its worst general election results in living recollection with dozens of benches that the working party had held on to for decades falling to the Conservatives. On Friday morning the party will begin its analysis of why this happened, with the debate likely to affect how Labour bounces back on the road to the next national election. Below we look at five reasons why the Labour defeat happened.

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