"David Lammy has urged Labour MPs to see the party's defeat in the Caerphilly byelection as a moment of reflection, arguing progressive governments around the world have recovered from worse to win big. The deputy prime minister pointed to Canada's Liberals, Norway's Labour party and Australia's Labor party as examples of centre-left groups that roared back from midterm slumps to secure significant victories."
"Lammy's remarks come as Labour MPs and peers privately concede the party is still trying to define what its reform agenda actually means in practice, and how they can turn it into something voters can actually feel. One Labour insider said the danger was ending up with reform as a slogan rather than something people can actually touch. His comments followed a day of unusually frank conversations among Labour MPs, many of whom privately praised Wes Streeting's response to the byelection loss in Wales,"
David Lammy urged Labour MPs to treat the Caerphilly byelection defeat as a moment of reflection and pointed to international centre-left recoveries as evidence that setbacks can be reversed. He warned that people can mobilise to stop Reform without Labour being the beneficiary and urged progressives to pick fights that clearly demonstrate values so voters feel the purpose of Labour in power. Labour MPs and peers privately concede the party still needs to define how reform translates into everyday impact, with insiders warning reform risks becoming a hollow slogan. Wes Streeting criticised Labour's storytelling about achievements after the loss. Labour's vote share in Caerphilly fell to 11%, with Plaid Cymru winning and Reform UK coming second.
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