Chuka Umunna will no longer be the ‘English Obama’

Chuka Umunna has surprised many today with the news that he has withdrawn from the race for the Labour leadership. Explaining his decision he said that the ‘added level of pressure’ had not been a ‘comfortable experience’.

Mr S can already hear the sighs from the many Chuka supporters who had seen him as the man to make Labour a pro-business party once more. Earlier this week the business entrepreneur James Caan, who is Chairman of the UK Government’s Start Up Loans Scheme, had confided to Mr S at the Quercus Biasi Foundation Spring Gala at Claridges, that he would support Chuka. He went on to say that he could be the ‘English Obama’:

‘I think he’s an outstanding candidate. I mean Chuka in terms of an individual is exceptional, really good, really talented, very knowledgeable. He could be the English Obama.’

Given that Umunna was previously accused of editing his Wikipedia page to include a reference to an article billing him as the next ‘British Obama’, Mr S suspects he will still be cheered by Caan’s words at this tricky time.