Disloyal far-left breakaways are coming for Labor

A new far-left party could disrupt Labor’s hold on key seats

Jeremy Corbyn’s new far-left party poses a significant threat to Starmer’s Labour government by risking a split in the left vote, a danger illustrated by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 1980s.

In Australia, Anthony Albanese’s Labor government, while currently dominant, faces similar vulnerabilities as left-wing criticism grows. Although Australia’s preferential system offers some protection, a new far-left party could disrupt Labor’s hold on key seats and influence policy through the Senate.

In the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

There is a reason the ‘right’ is rising (and the left is splintering off into new movements). It is a desperate attempt to salvage a desperate situation.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Disloyal far-left breakaways are coming for Labor.

The good news is that the emergence of a new far-left party in either country could destabilise the governing left-wing parties. In Australia, this would be the reverse of what happened to conservatives at the 2025 election.https://t.co/mQMlIuwoyv

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) July 7, 2025

Albo ‘turned a corner’ and got us stuck on a roundabout

If you keep turning corner, you go round in circles.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s incessant claim that Australia has ‘turned a corner’ is wearing thin. Like a motorist stuck on a roundabout, his government seems to be going in circles, with no clear exit in sight.

In key policy areas, Albo’s turned the corner and run into a group of Pulp Fiction characters. The Gimp has been woken up from his election campaign slumber and has doubled down on Zed (aka green hydrogen).

But Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s dead.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Albo ‘turned a corner’ and got us stuck on a roundabout.

Two Against One with Rowan Dean and Michael Danby

The World According to Rowan Dean, Sky News Australia, 4 July 2025.

Discussing a potential Aussie Farage and a Reform Australia Party and how Albo's first meeting with President Trump will go on "The World According to Rowan Dean" tonight.

I'm on from 41:34 minutes in: Two Against One with Rowan Dean and Michael Danby.