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Liz Kendall chucks in the towel on Labour ballot deadline day
But Blairite throwback warns Labour that Corbyn offers nothing new

BLAIRITE Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall appeared to concede defeat yesterday an hour before voting closed, with a rancorous closing speech attacking favourite Jeremy Corbyn.

Ms Kendall is expected, according to the latest polls, to garner around 11 per cent of the vote.

She seemed close to tears as she claimed that a Corbyn-led Labour Party would not win elections.

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