Politico — CNL Is at the Center of Efforts to Connect THe Global Center LEft

The ties go far beyond door-knocking.

Think tanks and campaign groups linked to Harris have long swapped campaign tips with their British counterparts, who unseated the Conservatives this past summer after a 14-year run in office.

And some now see Starmer as a keeper of the center-left flame if Trump does win in November, amid a global swing to the populist right.

“If Harris does lose and Trump wins in November, the U.K. really has to step up in the West, within liberal democracies, and be the beacon for a lot of really important ideas,” said Colin Mortimer, director of the Center for New Liberalism, a center left campaign group with international chapters across the globe.