Breakfast Club (British Politics)

The Breakfast Club referred to an informal group of four Labour Party politicians, set up following the party's defeat in the 2015 General Election, amid leadership speculation.

The four members[1][2][3][4] gained their seats at the 2010 General Election, and were seen to be from the 'Blairite' wing of the party:

All members endorsed Liz Kendall's bid for leadership of the party,[5] although Kendall's commitment to the group had been disputed, with reported absences from group meetings and one MP reportedly saying “I don’t think Liz eats breakfast.”[6]

The term was in reference to early morning meetings in Portcullis House, reportedly "to plot the future."[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Troughton, Adrian (January 26, 2015). "MP Liz Kendall dismisses as "complete nonsense" talk of her being a possible new leader of the Labour Party". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 5/6/15. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ Hardman, Isabel (26 May 2015). "Chuka Umunna endorses Liz Kendall for Labour leader". The Spectator. Retrieved 5/6/15. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ McTague, Tom (25 May 2015). "Labour grandee Lord Prescott savages leadership contenders for 'meaningless' campaigns to succeed Miliband". Mail Online. Retrieved 5/6/15. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ Prince, Rosa (27 May 2015). "Liz Kendall: full story of the outsider who became the Labour leadership candidate with the 'mo'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Who's backing whom". LabourList. Labour List. Retrieved 5/6/15. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ↑ Prince, Rosa (27 May 2015). "Liz Kendall: full story of the outsider who became the Labour leadership candidate with the 'mo'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Prince, Rosa (27 May 2015). "Liz Kendall: full story of the outsider who became the Labour leadership candidate with the 'mo'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2015.


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