The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come | Clive Lewis

The old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts

Very often, I find, science fiction names what politics struggles to. In James SA Corey’s series of novels the Expanse, the violent dystopian streets of Baltimore are given a name for what happens when the old order breaks down faster than people can describe it: the Churn. It is the brutal reorganisation of power, when familiar rules collapse and those who survive are the ones who read the signs early.

Britain is in one now. In fact, two churns are happening at once.

Clive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich South

Clive Lewis will be speaking about these issues and more with Andy Burnham at Change Now! Mobilising the Progressive Majority