The shadow business secretary cited her work on December's election policies in her opening gambit for Labour leader.
"A leader who is totally committed to the policies and has the political backbone to defend them. We need a proud socialist to lead the Labour Party, driven by their principles and an unwavering determination to see democratic socialism in our lifetime.
And in what will be seen as a wooing of Labour left-wingers, she adds:"We've also, at times, been too close to the establishment we are meant to be taking on - whether cosying up to Rupert Murdoch, joining forces with David Cameron in the Better Together campaign in 2014 or turning our focus inwards on parliamentary manoeuvring for the last year.
But she says in her Tribune article:"I haven't rushed to announce my candidacy because I wanted to take time to reflect following the devastating results in December. I didn't emerge from the election with a ready-made leadership campaign because my every effort during the election went into campaigning for a Labour victory. I'm not driven by personal ambition, but by my principles and an unwavering desire to change our country and our world for the better.
Ms Long-Bailey received a boost when the left-wing Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery announced he had decided not to stand and would throw his full support behind her."Having worked with her in the shadow cabinet I know she has the intellect, drive and determination to take forward and develop the popular, common sense socialist policies that Jeremy Corbyn has championed," he said.
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