This was definitely true during the Blairite New Labor days, but it's extraordinarily disingenuous to claim that Corbyn doesn't understand the needs of working Britons.
"working britons" is not the same thing as "the working class"
In fact, the Conservatives adopted a similar term in their campaigns of a few years ago "Working People". Apparently it didn't do them any good but it's worth pointing out.
I think Labour does understand working people and they understand working class people too - they just have lost touch their their working class roots and are middle class now.
The Tories brought their narrative of "hard working families" to implicitly stigmatise those not working. Such as those too sick to work, and receiving the benefits the Tories were busy cutting. Even though most benefit recipients are in work.
In fact, the Conservatives adopted a similar term in their campaigns of a few years ago "Working People". Apparently it didn't do them any good but it's worth pointing out.
I think Labour does understand working people and they understand working class people too - they just have lost touch their their working class roots and are middle class now.