Politics Home Article | Female Labour MPs “Dismayed” By Blue Labour’s Anti-DEI Stance
[ad_1] Pro-DEI sign at a May Day event in Lower Manhattan, 2025 (Christopher Penler / Alamy Stock Photo) 3 min read06 June The Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party WhatsApp group this week saw female Labour MPs express frustration with the influence of Blue Labour given its position on diversity, equity and inclusion, PoliticsHome understands. Blue Labour, a tradition within the party that describes itself as socially conservative and economically left-wing, recently saw a group of Labour MPs form in support. It is chaired by Dan Carden, a Labour MP formerly of the Socialist Campaign Group. The Blue Labour X account released a manifesto for the group in April that the Guardian only reported on this week, prompting discussion in Labour circles. One of the policies stated that Blue Labour was “proud of our multiracial democracy” but rejected “divisive identity politics”, concluding: “We should legislate to root out DEI in hiring practices, sentencing decisions, and wherever else we find it in our public bodies.” Reacting to the statement, Labour MPs, including Polly Billington and Samantha …