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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
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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