“Hello, I’m Rachel,” she says to each worker we meet, in a gravelly foghorn that retains a hint of south London, where she grew up. The Churches are dashing, well-groomed men who seem popular among their staff. Reeves follows the two managing directors, Jonathan and William Church, around the factory. Northamptonshire used to be famous for its shoe factories, but there are only a few left. ![]() Six weeks later, we finally get together in Kettering, at the Joseph Cheaney & Sons factory. I suggest we talk in London, where we both live, but Reeves’ office is reluctant to lose the original colour. Unfortunately, a train strike prevents us meeting in Kettering on the planned day. Today’s Labour may balk at the phrase “working class” when addressing the nation – “ordinary working people” is preferred – but there is nothing the party loves more than proving its working-class credentials, even if it means skipping a generation or two. ![]() ![]() Keir Starmer’s contenders are even more precisely choreographed than the Blair bunch elected in 1997.
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