Labour MPs revive ‘desperately needed’ soft left group to take on Reform
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#719AA)
Exclusive: Tribune hopes over 100 MPs join group led by Vicky Foxcroft and former cabinet minister Louise Haigh
Senior MPs who were the architects of the Labour welfare rebellion are to revive a powerful caucus on the party's soft left to influence the budget and beyond, in a move likely to further unnerve No 10.
The former cabinet minister Louise Haigh and Vicky Foxcroft, a former whip who resigned to vote against welfare cuts, are to take the reins of the Tribune group with the aim of giving an organising voice to their wing of the party.
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