Labour Leadership 2016

I think this is quite good.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/27/jeremy-corbyn-labour-party-leader-crisis?CMP=share_btn_tw

So let me be clear – Corbyn is the best candidate because, in his own way, he understands some of the economic and moral challenges we face, and is the product of a deep desire for something new.

But let me also be clear that electing Corbyn, in and of itself, is necessary but far from sufficient. As well as again electing him a whole set of other meaningful relationships and ideas need to be put in place.

Firstly, we in the PLP must build meaningful relationships whichever leader we’re backing – because there is no perfect leader. Johnny Reynolds and I did it recently: two colleagues from supposedly different wings of the party who recognise the game has changed and that Labour needs to change with it. That means a broad-based internal alliance of all who recognise this and want to see both electoral reform and broader, progressive cross-party alliances.

Such progressive alliances are now essential not just because that is the only way we can beat the Tories but because that is the way we will make better decisions and take more of the country with us. Frankly, I want to be in government with Caroline Lucas, not against her – and certainly not in permanent opposition.

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Ultimately, though, we have to be honest with ourselves. Corbyn’s leadership has struggled. There are good reasons for this – not least the almost permanent attack from the media and sections of the PLP, which have been destabilising from day one. But we must also acknowledge that the leadership of the party has not been good enough yet – that is Corbyn’s fault, just as much as it is mine and my colleagues. Alliances have not yet been built; big ideas have not yet been developed.