Nandy said she was ‘seriously thinking’ about standing to be Labour leader. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PAShe added: “I suppose one of the great lessons there has to be for the Labour leadership, whoever that may be going forward, is that people are not stupid. Disrupting them by setting up municipal energy companies [and] energy co-ops around the country is a much better route,” she said. While the party tries to get back on track, Nandy said the important thing was for every part of Labour to come together and try to unite to thwart a hard Brexit. “If that’s where we’re heading – and that is clearly where we’re heading – Labour needs to come together now,” she said.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 16:52 UTC