Labour Together is a Labour-aligned organisation created to oppose Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and later instrumental in delivering Keir Starmer's rise to power. [1]
Labour Together was created by John Clarke (former Blue Labour director). [1:1]
Maurice Glasman and Jon Cruddas recruited the initial £75,000 in funding. [1:2]
Key funders include: [1:3]
McSweeney ran Labour Together before becoming Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff. [2] Dame Emily Thornberry has publicly blamed McSweeney for steering Labour towards anti-trans positions. [3]
Glasman, co-founder of Blue Labour, helped recruit initial funding. [1:4] He has explicitly stated his goal to "reclaim the rainbow from the ownership of transsexuals." [4]
Labour Together served as the organisational vehicle connecting:
Blue Labour (Glasman) + Hedge fund money (Chinn, Taylor)
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Labour Together (anti-Corbyn vehicle)
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Starmer leadership victory
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McSweeney as Chief of Staff
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Labour anti-trans policy shift