A list of 100 most influential left wingers was compiled by The Times which included Rt Hon Keith Vaz, MP at number 30 and Sadiq Khan at number 22.
The list is compiled by an anonymous panel of seven people — including MPs, pundits and journalists — led by Iain Dale, the LBC broadcaster and blogger. The rise of the “star lefties” has been the dominant trend of the past 12 months.
The analysis suggested that there are fewer than 26 new entries this year, far higher than the expected top 100 on the right.
There are 34 women, compared with 20 in next week's list. And only 10 in the Lib Dem top 50, to be published in fortnight. Gordon Brown re-enters the list at 19, Tony Blair at 20.
