Published: 4 February 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THE CONTENDERS FOR The Labour leadership are engaged in a high-wire balancing act.
With the exception of Rebecca Long Bailey — who, even after the election, awarded his four years at the helm a 10 out of 10 rating — they are attempting to both win the votes of party members who passionately supported Jeremy Corbyn, while also attempting to distance themselves from the most poisonous aspects of his legacy.
None is more poisonous than the antisemitism which has infected the party on the Labour leader’s watch.
And yet all of the remaining candidates served in Mr Corbyn’s frontbench team and, as such, will find addressing the subject difficult.
But all candidates will face the same electorate.
There is evidence of some people having joined Labour or registered as supporters ahead of the January 20 deadline in order to help support more moderate candidates. However, the bulk of the electorate will be those who joined the party under Mr Corbyn.
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Photo: A Questions box at a Labour leadership hustings in Liverpool on January 18
