Rebecca Long Bailey: why she must step out of Corbyn's shadow
Most people were always going to view Rebecca Long-Bailey’s bid for Labour’s top job through the lens of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. That meant some members would never get behind his chosen successor, while others were destined to vote for Long-Bailey come what may.
The contest to replace a leader as polarising as Corbyn was always going to have that effect. On some occasions, Long-Bailey has struggled to break out of the straitjacket of being seen as the continuity candidate. On others, she has actively leaned into it, as when she was recently interviewed by Corbyn for a campaign video.