Labour's long leadership battle 'hampering coronavirus response'
2020-03-25 09:47:38 source：The Guardian
March 24, 2020
Labour’s four-month leadership election to replace Jeremy Corbyn has hampered the party’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to some of its MPs.
Critics said the party’s leadership has been sluggish in responding to the crisis and Corbyn, as outgoing leader, has failed to command authority.
They said that it had instead fallen to backbenchers and shadow ministers to put pressure on the government, and called for the leadership race to be wrapped up early.
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