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Which wouldn't have been a problem, had he handled it quickly and decisively in the first place.
Something he seems incapable of doing on any topic. Wouldn't matter so much if his team worked to supplement his own skill set, but that doesn't seem to be their style.
itsbruce-
Something he seems incapable of doing on any topic. Wouldn't matter so much if his team worked to supplement his own skill set, but that doesn't seem to be their style.
He said as much in the debate with Johnson - that he leads collaboratively, with consensus from those around him. That would be fine, even admirable, in another time, but is not strong enough for today. And as you say, the team around him don't (or aren't empowered to) take up the slack. It seems he is on a pedestal within the labour party (if not the PLP) but that doesn't translate to those viewing from the outside - big disconnect there.
villa-ru
Which wouldn't have been a problem, had he handled it quickly and decisively in the first place.
It also didn't help that he was effectively overturning two manifesto commitments within a week of publishing it.