Labour’s Rebecca Lengthy Bailey formally introduced her management bid final night time, and formally planted her flag because the Corbyn continui
Labour’s Rebecca Lengthy Bailey formally introduced her management bid final night time, and formally planted her flag because the Corbyn continuity candidate. In a chunk within the left-wing Tribune journal, the aspiring Labour chief stated the she didn’t simply agree with Jeremy Corbyn’s insurance policies on the final election, she ‘spent the final 4 years writing them’, and blamed the occasion’s loss on its lack of a ‘coherent narrative.’
However some are clearly not a fan of the occasion persevering with with Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy. This morning, former Labour Overseas Secretary Jack Straw actually didn’t maintain again from criticising Lengthy Bailey’s view that the occasion ought to keep away from its ‘Tory-lite insurance policies’ of the previous. In an interview with Sky Information, Straw steered that:
‘The Labour occasion wants a real, loyal successor to Jeremy Corbyn prefer it wants a gap within the head.’
Earlier than including that:
‘If [Labour] goes with somebody who says she or he is the “continuity candidate” that’s signing a collective suicide observe.’
‘Labour wants a real, loyal Corbyn successor prefer it wants a gap within the head.’
Ex-Overseas Sec Jack Straw says selecting a “continuity candidate” as new Labour Chief could be like “signing a collective suicide observe”.#KayBurley at #Breakfast.
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— Sky Information (@SkyNews) January 7, 2020
The Labour occasion is actually coming collectively this management contest…