Labour is at war since Jeremy Corbin was surprisingly elected leader after Labour’s unexpected heavy defeat under Ed Miliband.
Then Labour Party has the knack of electing wrong leader at critical time when election is there to be won.
If right brother, David Miliband, MPs’ choice was elected leader, Labour could have entrenched itself firmly in No 10 Downing Street, keeping Tories out, like Tony Blair did successfully for a decade.
Even Ken Livingstone, once darling of Left and the uncommitted lost many votes at last Mayoral election with his comment, commitment to turn London into a beacon for Islam, thus alienating other ethnic minorities who felt neglected.
Sadiq Khan who addressed, placated Jewish community with promises to treat all with respect and neutrality, will find it difficult not only to attract Jewish but votes from other minorities as well, due to no fault of his own.
Confrontation in BBC radio interview, between two Labour grandees, Ken and backbencher John Mann who brutally called Ken “Nazi apologist” will certainly harm innocent bystander Sadiq, as so often we are known by the company we keep.
If nothing else, this squabble will make election more interesting, cutting down on popular Sadiq’s commanding lead in the opinion poll will benefit Zac who now seems matured politician.
With juvenile politicians in abundance in every party, with blacklegging and fiduciary common, luminaries in short supply, politics could never be dull.
Bhupendra M Gandhi
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