Isabel Hardman Isabel Hardman

Chuka Umunna endorses Liz Kendall for Labour leader

After pulling out of the Labour leadership contest himself, Chuka Umunna has given his star-studded endorsement to Liz Kendall, along with his leadership team of Emma Reynolds, Stephen Twigg and Jonathan Reynolds. In an article for the New Statesman, Umunna writes:

‘For us, our next leader must get this vision right. On all these big subjects, Liz Kendall has asked the tough questions and started to chart a course to the answers. She has been courageous in challenging conventional wisdom. She has no compunction in moving Labour beyond our comfort zone and is determined to build a team ready to chart a route forward. This is exactly what our party needs and that is why we are nominating her to be the next leader of the Labour Party.’

Perhaps this isn’t a great surprise, given Umunna’s own position in the party, and given Kendall was known to have a ‘breakfast club’ with Emma Reynolds, Umunna and Tristram Hunt (who already backs her).

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