Network Front | The Guardian: Labour tries to rebut claims party is out of touch with working class voters

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Labour tries to rebut claims party is out of touch with working class voters Nov 22nd 2014, 16:42, by Chris Johnston, and Henry McDonald in Belfast Hazel Blears backs Ed Miliband's decision to sack Emily Thornberry but warns of disillusionment about career politicians Senior Labour figures attempted to rebut claims that the party was out of touch with working class voters on Saturday as Ukip's newest MP predicted they would take more seats from Labour than the Conservatives in next year's general election. Former Labour cabinet minister Hazel Blears defended Ed Miliband's decision to sack the shadow attorney general, Emily Thornberry, for tweeting a picture of a house decked out in St George's flags, which prompted claims that the party had lost touch with its working class roots. Continue reading...

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