Keir Starmer affirmed when he became an MP rather than took the oath,a right won by the late nineteenth century MP Charles Bradlaugh.
The right-wing media sometimes describe him as an atheist which suggests a positive affiliation to not having faith. Its also sometimes aligned with political currents that don’t align with the labour movement at least historically.
A description of secular or humanist might work better although they can also have positive affiliations.
Beyond this the Church of England has long been known as the Tory Party at prayer. It’s a sign of the fracturing of the base of the Tories that this is no longer the case. A Times survey of CofE clergy found that 36.1% would vote Labour at an Election and 17.9% LibDem. Just 13.2% would vote Tory.
Expect the Telegraph and the Mail to come out in support of the Disestablishment of the Church of England as the Election nears..
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