Tristram Hunt shares his views on Labour with the one per cent

With Tristram Hunt reported to be one of the Labour MPs on the list of targets for de-selection, the former shadow education secretary could do worse than to keep his head down. Unfortunately, a talk he recently gave to Cambridge University’s Labour Club — entitled ‘Principles, Politics and Pathway to Power’ — is only likely to heighten tensions.

Varsity, Cambridge’s weekly student newspaper, reports that during the talk, Hunt raised concerns that Labour would soon become an echo chamber and cease to be a major political party:

‘My fear is algorithmic politics [where because] everyone shares the same views as you on social media and in your social circles… you become a sect rather than a party.’

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While Hunt did at least admit that Corbyn is ‘the leader until he’s not’, he does seem to have a plan in mind for when the current leader exits the stage. According to Varsity, Hunt told the students that in terms of intellect, they were ‘the top one per cent’ and it was their responsibility to help save the Labour party which is ‘in the sh–‘ after their defeat in the general election.