Tottenham MP says party needs candidate best placed to unite factions and win UK’s trustDavid Lammy has ruled himself out of the Labour leadership race, saying he is “not the individual best placed for this role at this time”. I am not the individual best placed for this role at this time. Labour leadership race: is 'comfort blanket' Keir Starmer too safe? Lammy said: “The alternative to Boris Johnson’s ethnic nationalism that Labour should offer is a civic nationalism. A YouGov survey of Labour party members found that Starmer was the strong favourite to win the leadership contest, with 31% listing him as their top choice.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2020 11:48 UTC