Editing Soft left (section)

{{short description|Political faction in the British Labour Party}}
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The '''soft left''', also known as the '''open left''', '''inside left''' and historically as the '''Tribunite left''', is a faction within the British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. The term "soft left" was coined to distinguish the mainstream left, represented by former [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|leader]] [[Michael Foot]], from the [[hard left]], represented by [[Tony Benn]]. People belonging to the soft left may be called '''soft leftists''' or '''Tribunites'''. As of 2025, it is the largest faction in the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peck |first=Tom |date=11 May 2025 |title=Meet Labour's warring tribes who are raising hell for Keir Starmer |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-backbenchers-keir-starmer-welfare-cuts-winter-fuel-2cqnqn0gd |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=The Times}}</ref>