Leftwing Labour group says move by PM ‘threatens to tear apart not the Labour Left but rather the Labour party itself’ Leftwing Labour group says move by PM ‘threatens to tear apart not the Labour Left but rather the Labour party itself’ It should never be used to hide inconvenient facts or save ministers from embarrassment. A leading Labour left winger on the suspensions tells me: “This is desperate stuff. It shows how thin-skinned Keir Starmer is. He actually changed position on welfare as a