The victor will lead a fractious Labour party that looks like it needs a period of social distancing from itself, says Sam Coates.
The story of the last four months has been how Jeremy Corbyn's fearsome political network - Momentum, key unions and the enlarged Labour membership - really struggled to dominate the conversation.Speaking to Sky News, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said:"The centre of gravity overall has shifted. In some ways I think the left have won the argument."
"If people think more of the same is going to cut it, frankly it won't. I would say to those people - what are you interested in? Are you interested in power? Because that's all my members are interested in. They don't want another five years, let alone another 10 years of Conservative rule." He told Sky News:"Keir might be saying things similar to Becky and Lisa. And Lisa might be saying similar things. But it's who you can really trust to carry forward the policies."I'll be perfectly honest - I've got more trust in Rebecca Long-Bailey than Keir to carry on continuing with policies from the last five years."
"In the same way I'll never forget those who let us down. Those who betrayed us. Those who handed the victory to the Tories on the plate in 2017." "I value people with consistency. Rebecca Long-Bailey has advocated for a policy programme we've supported.
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