Shift to Left Will Cost Us Voters Warns Chief Whip
Evening Standard - London › May 12, 2007
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LABOUR'S Chief Whip today warned the six rivals for the party's deputy leadership not to risk shifting to the Left in their hunt for votes.
Jacqui Smith said there was a danger of voters being turned off if the election battle "turned inwards" and ignored the wider general public.See the full content of this document
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Shift to Left Will Cost Us Voters Warns Chief Whip
"It's very important that deputy leadership candidates use the opportunity to talk to the British people just as much as do Labour members," she said. "This is a vital opportunity for us to reach out to the public." Her comments will be seen as directed towards rivals such as Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, who recently attacked "fat cat" City bonuses, and to Harriet Harman, the family justice minister, who has courted the soft Left.
Miss Smith, who is one o...See the full content of this document
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