17 Jan 2020

Long-Bailey and Thornberry launch Labour leadership bids

Two more would-be Labour leaders have launched their campaigns,  Emily Thornberry and Rebecca Long-Bailey set out their pitch.

Two more would-be Labour leaders have launched their campaigns,  Emily Thornberry telling supporters in Guildford that the party faced a “long road back to power”, while Rebecca Long-Bailey set out her pitch in Manchester, and the issue of abortion rights is already creating divisions between the candidates. We speak to both of them.