Matthew Lloyd 🎓🏳️🌈🇻🇦(He/Him)
@mattjlloyd.bsky.social
Political Sci PhD Researcher Queen Mary University of London| Research: British Pol Econ, UK Labour Party & Queerness| Ex-Researcher: Open Britain, Progress, Policy Network & Gisela Stuart| Ex- campaign mgr: Jess Phillips MP, Lambeth Labour & People’s Vote
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Infographic: Why Open Rebellion Harms the Labour Government
Recent headlines show the cost of public rebellion. This post explores how internal rows in government can weaken perceptions of leadership strength. They may also damage Labour’s economic cr…
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July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Otherwise, Labour risks inviting more rebellion — and more damage.
🗣️ If Labour doesn’t control the narrative, its opponents will.
And they’ll say:
❌ Starmer isn’t in control
❌ Labour isn’t credible
❌ They cannot govern
🗣️ If Labour doesn’t control the narrative, its opponents will.
And they’ll say:
❌ Starmer isn’t in control
❌ Labour isn’t credible
❌ They cannot govern
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Otherwise, Labour risks inviting more rebellion — and more damage.
🗣️ If Labour doesn’t control the narrative, its opponents will.
And they’ll say:
❌ Starmer isn’t in control
❌ Labour isn’t credible
❌ They cannot govern
🗣️ If Labour doesn’t control the narrative, its opponents will.
And they’ll say:
❌ Starmer isn’t in control
❌ Labour isn’t credible
❌ They cannot govern
That undermines the government and the carefully rebuilt credibility of Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney and others.
🧩 The challenge now for leadership:
✔️ Reassert discipline
✔️ Restore unity
✔️ Avoid signalling that public dissent will be rewarded with policy change
🧩 The challenge now for leadership:
✔️ Reassert discipline
✔️ Restore unity
✔️ Avoid signalling that public dissent will be rewarded with policy change
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
That undermines the government and the carefully rebuilt credibility of Starmer, Reeves, McSweeney and others.
🧩 The challenge now for leadership:
✔️ Reassert discipline
✔️ Restore unity
✔️ Avoid signalling that public dissent will be rewarded with policy change
🧩 The challenge now for leadership:
✔️ Reassert discipline
✔️ Restore unity
✔️ Avoid signalling that public dissent will be rewarded with policy change
📮 Opposition campaign leaflets
...all draw from newspaper headlines.
And these headlines hurt Labour.
🔁 This was a defeat from within.
It wasn’t forced by the opposition — it was inflicted by Labour’s own MPs.
...all draw from newspaper headlines.
And these headlines hurt Labour.
🔁 This was a defeat from within.
It wasn’t forced by the opposition — it was inflicted by Labour’s own MPs.
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📮 Opposition campaign leaflets
...all draw from newspaper headlines.
And these headlines hurt Labour.
🔁 This was a defeat from within.
It wasn’t forced by the opposition — it was inflicted by Labour’s own MPs.
...all draw from newspaper headlines.
And these headlines hurt Labour.
🔁 This was a defeat from within.
It wasn’t forced by the opposition — it was inflicted by Labour’s own MPs.
📰 Headlines still matter.
Despite declining print readership:
📺 TV bulletins
🎙️ Radio & podcasts
Despite declining print readership:
📺 TV bulletins
🎙️ Radio & podcasts
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📰 Headlines still matter.
Despite declining print readership:
📺 TV bulletins
🎙️ Radio & podcasts
Despite declining print readership:
📺 TV bulletins
🎙️ Radio & podcasts
🧠 Perception matters.
Leadership competency and economic credibility are essential for winning general elections in the UK.
It’s not just about policy — it’s about trust, control and stability.
Leadership competency and economic credibility are essential for winning general elections in the UK.
It’s not just about policy — it’s about trust, control and stability.
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🧠 Perception matters.
Leadership competency and economic credibility are essential for winning general elections in the UK.
It’s not just about policy — it’s about trust, control and stability.
Leadership competency and economic credibility are essential for winning general elections in the UK.
It’s not just about policy — it’s about trust, control and stability.
⚠️ Regardless of the policy debate, public rebellion by Labour MPs hands ammunition to political opponents.
It signals:
🔻 Disunity
🔻 Weak leadership
🔻 Poor control
All of which damage Labour’s standing with voters and market actors.
It signals:
🔻 Disunity
🔻 Weak leadership
🔻 Poor control
All of which damage Labour’s standing with voters and market actors.
July 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
⚠️ Regardless of the policy debate, public rebellion by Labour MPs hands ammunition to political opponents.
It signals:
🔻 Disunity
🔻 Weak leadership
🔻 Poor control
All of which damage Labour’s standing with voters and market actors.
It signals:
🔻 Disunity
🔻 Weak leadership
🔻 Poor control
All of which damage Labour’s standing with voters and market actors.