The fight to lead the Labour Party is on — but a bigger battle of relevance is looming
Last year, Long-Bailey also met with representatives from the Jewish Labour Movement in an attempt to repair relations and tackle the party’s anti-Semitism crisis head-on.
His big break was getting appointed shadow Brexit secretary in 2016, even though he had recently quit from a more junior roleSince the summer, he has been readying himself for the leadership contest that he knew would follow a Labour defeat at a general election.
Keir Starmer launched his leadership campaign in Manchester on January 11, 2020 | Anthony Devlin/Getty Images Starmer may be best-placed to win among Labour members, after a series of polls last year revealed he had built up his popularity thanks to his pro-Remain stance on Brexit. Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has urged the Labour Party to look beyond London for support | Peter Summers/Getty Images
Len McCluskey, the secretary-general of Unite — the union closest to Corbyn which is seen as near-certain to back Long-Bailey — is also said to be impressed with Nandy’s bid. In the wake of the election defeat,The fact that most members have not yet formed an opinion of Nandy means she has lots of room to garner support — and polls suggest that her positioning on the center left of her party could make her a lot of people’s second preference.
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