Who should the next Labour leader be?

[eek]

Both he and Mandelson acknowledged that Labour did not appeal to the aspirational middle class voter. Mandelson specifically mentioned small businesses - he used a plumber as an example, and said Labour need to do more for them.

Chuka would be a very good candidate for London mayor. As leader of the national Labour party a large part of the Midlands and north would move further towards UKIP...

[mudskipper]

So we need someone who the people of CUK would vote for? Is suity standing?

I would like to be able to vote Labour.

[barrydidit]

Only one candidate can unite the touchy-feeley southern pacifist left with the common working man. Only one man who can twat a polar bear and spin it to the extent he gets a round of applause from a bbc audience. Step forward, Sir Brian:

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[DimPrawn]

Q. Who should the next Labour leader be?

A. WGAS, no one with any brain should ever vote for them, period.

[DodgyAgent]

Deficit the tories told us they would have cleared it by now
In work welfare is rising because of the low paid jobs, which are supported by Tax credits.

be interesting what promises he will break this time

having got people back into work and got rid of the lib dems they can now concentrate on reducing the deficit.

[vetran]

I would like to be able to vote Labour.

WHY????

until they expel everyone in New Lie we can't vote for them.

Yes I do have some time for Chukka he seems to have potential.

[mudskipper]

WHY????

I certainly think they align more closely with my philosophy on life than the Tories. I'd like a viable alternative (which is why I think the SNP have done so well). A more up-to-date Labour party might fit the bill.

[TheLordDave]

David milliband will be back. They knew they wouldn't win this time round so put ed up as a sacrificial lamb. 2020 should be fun Borjs Vs David milliband.

[jamesbrown]

David milliband will be back. They knew they wouldn't win this time round so put ed up as a sacrificial lamb. 2020 should be fun Borjs Vs David milliband.

If they do, and I highly doubt that he would stand or that they would pick him, they're doomed. Too much baggage. The only candidate that might've worked - Dan Jarvis - seems to have ruled himself out. I can't see Chuka having much appeal among traditional Labour voters north of St Albans (or, rather, north of the Faroe Islands as things currently stand).

[tractor]

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David milliband will be back. They knew they wouldn't win this time round so put ed up as a sacrificial lamb. 2020 should be fun Borjs Vs David milliband.

I really thought the 'backstabbing' leader election was staged so that Ed could screw up for the first 4 years of a tory gov (remember no one knew there would be a coalition when the unions installed Ed), and that David would return to miraculously rescue his brother and the party prior to this election. Clearly, I gave them too much credit.

As for Mandy saying they should do more for plumbers, well he did enough before the time he was fired for the third time. He would never get my vote for anything.

MS, neither do I like to have to vote for the Tories, you are not alone. But there has been no alternative for a long while now