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THE FABIAN Society ran up the white flag yesterday, suggesting that Labour should join forces in a centre-left coalition because it has almost no chance of winning a majority at the next general election.
The pro-market think tank, closely associated with the New Labour movement led by Tony Blair, claimed that it is unthinkable that the party will win enough votes to govern alone.
It claimed that Labour is likely to win between 140 and 200 big city and ex-industrial constituencies, picking up as little as 20 per cent of the vote. The party currently holds 231 seats.
General secretary Andrew Harrop said: “Labour has almost no chance of securing a majority in a general election because it needs over three million more votes than the Conservatives to win.”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has stated that concerted parliamentary opposition to the Tories could not translate into an electoral pact.
