Labour’s David Lammy rules himself out of race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn
His decision came after prominent backbenchers Jess Phillips and Lisa Nandy announced their bids to lead the party.
His decision came after prominent backbenchers Jess Phillips and Lisa Nandy announced their bids to lead the party.
The Birmingham Yardley MP supported victims of domestic abuse for Women’s Aid before entering Parliament in 2015.
The open letter thanks the Labour leader for “raising political awareness in our country to a level not seen since the end of World War II” in the face of unprecedented media hostility.
The shadow foreign secretary declined to name anyone specifically but said ‘people know who it is that I’m talking about’.
The shadow foreign secretary is the first Labour figure to formally announce a bid for the top job.
The former Prime Minister said the result "has brought shame on us. We let our country down.”
Anyone who stands up for real change will be met by the full force of media opposition,” the Labour Party leader wrote in an open letter.
'From the three proudest sons on the planet, please continue the fight’
The Labour Party leader’s tweet caused quite a few scares on polling day.
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