Lurch to the right is no route to recovery, socialists warn as Labour leadership race begins
The race to succeed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has begun
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LABOUR figures warned leader hopefuls today that returning to “austerity-lite” policies would harm the party, as a likely left leadership candidate, Rebecca Long Bailey, received the “anti-endorsement of the century.”
Speaking on Sky News, Tom Watson said that Ms Long Bailey is “the one that I worry about” because of her loyalty to Jeremy Corbyn.
The former West Bromwich MP, who resigned ahead of the December 2019 general election, added: “I don’t know what she stands for.
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