In a brutal verdict on her former colleagues this morning, Ms Flint - who was ousted from her Don Valley seat - warned that the next leader cannot be 'Corbyn without a beard'. The former London mayor said Mr Corbyn, whose party was dramatically put to the sword by the Tories, was persecuted for being a 'genuine Socialist'. On Mrs Thornberry, Ms Flint said: 'She said to one of my colleagues, ''I am glad my constituents are not as stupid as yours.'' Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn has doubled down on his support for Labour's wildly left-wing policies despite the party's spectacular election defeat. While accepting the result was 'desperately disappointing', Mr Corbyn said he was 'proud' of the radical anti-rich and spending spree platform he stood on during the campaign.

Source: Daily Mail December 15, 2019 09:43 UTC