Backers don’t expect to win power

Corbyn also refused to say whether he would vote for the country to remain in the EU in a referendum next year.

The former PM is exactly the sort of politician despised by the sort of politician who might be tempted by a Corbyn leadership.

“It is depressing to see a senior man in the party dismiss the contribution of women so easily”, she said.

Tony Blair is both discredited and cordially disliked among Britons for the copious lying which characterized his 10-year rule, especially for the lies which launched the Iraq War. Most likely Labour will not win the next General Election. “Let’s stick to issues”.

A combination of file photos shows three of the four candidates vying for the Labour Party leadershi … He said the Labor Party’s current situation is like that in 1979, when Labor Prime Minister Jim Callaghan was defeated by Margaret Thatcher.

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt warned that Labour could be reduced to a “pressure group” that would not have “broad reach into all parts of the United Kingdom”.

Labour is seeking a new leader to help it regain voters’ trust, and an old-school socialist lawmaker who has never held government office has gone from longshot to apparent contender- to the horror of party chiefs and the delight of political opponents.

They told the Morning Star that they were inundated with new volunteers, receiving over 1,000 emails from people offering their time to support the campaign. “They are morons”.

Leadership candidates often have a low public profile.

Corbyn continued by adding, “You just can not cut your way to prosperity so Britain needs a publicly-led expansion and reconstruction of the economy, with a big rise in investment levels”.

Labour former frontbencher Emily Thornberry criticised Mr Blair for some of the “stupid” attacks he made.

Corbyn, who has gone from being a rank outsider in the leadership contest to being rated by one poll as a potential victor, also called for “robust discussion” on Israel’s siege of Gaza, the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and alleged mistreatment of Palestinian child detainees in Israeli prisons.

Mr Blair was dealt a further blow when Lord Prescott, his straight-talking former deputy, offered him a few home truths.

Ms Cooper today joined Mr Burnham in criticising Labour’s approach to the Welfare Bill as a “complete mess”.

Pledging to work with Welsh Labour, she said: “We’ve got to fight for every vote and I will work absolutely hand in glove and stand shoulder to shoulder with Carwyn and our Welsh Assembly Members”.

Mr Burnham said voters would not give Labour credit for its successes if it failed to admit where it had gone wrong, telling Ms Cooper: “Honesty is needed”. We can win again next time.

“If the party elects any one of these candidates, they have the authority to lead the party”. There’s a raw humanity to him, that not only is evident in person, but also in the debates and hustings as well, and because people can so easily trust in his personality, it makes it that much easier for them to trust in his policies.

Polling by YouGov this week suggested Ms Kendall was on course to be knocked out in the first round of voting, but she said she had not considered quitting “for a second”.

“If Jeremy had been a long way behind, I don’t think the thought of nominating him would have crossed my mind”. The other two candidates for the leadership, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall, trailed by an even larger margin.

Mr Burnham admitted to indulging “once or twice” at university while Ms Cooper said she had tried cannabis as a student.

Pressed whether he would take a shadow cabinet position under Mr Corbyn, Mr Burnham said: “I would”.