Some supporters of Rebecca Long Bailey are alarmed by her choice of Alex Halligan as her campaign chief TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOPThe frontrunner in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn has appointed a self-proclaimed Stalinist to organise her campaign for the leadership. Rebecca Long Bailey, the shadow business secretary, has turned to Alex Halligan, who was instrumental in Mr Corbyn’s successful leadership campaign in 2015. Her move is understood to have infuriated the shadow chancellor John McDonnell. Mr McDonnell expressed concern, Mr Halligan attempted to confront him. Mr Halligan, right, raised eyebrows at the Durham Miners’ Gala with his badge choiceMr Halligan is well known as a Momentum and Unite organiser in the northwest, and was a key figure in…

Source: The Times December 21, 2019 00:05 UTC