The Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has told us on the #CoronavirusNewscast: "I really hated selling myself to the membership."
Asked whether the challenge of getting the Labour party through what had been "a turbulent time" felt "as he expected" he said:
“For me personally, I really hated selling myself to the membership and I much prefer leadership decisions as leader of the Labour Party.”
“For me personally, I really hated selling myself to the membership and I much prefer leadership decisions as leader of the Labour Party.”
“I’m much more comfortable in this than I am in the campaign.”
“Coronavirus now frames everything in terms of how we conduct ourselves. And the whole approach I’ve taken with coronavirus is to say we’re constructive opposition.
“It is a different kind of opposition because of the circumstances that we’re in.”
“It is a different kind of opposition because of the circumstances that we’re in.”
“It’s the same in all political parties. You’ve got to go around selling yourself into the membership.”
“You’re in your own party and you’re up against colleagues, and very good colleagues, who you like.’
“You’re in your own party and you’re up against colleagues, and very good colleagues, who you like.’
‘And it is a very odd thing to do. I’m very glad that that part of it is over I have to say.”
