Chuka chucks his hat into the ring: Umunna announces Labour leadership bid with promise to win back England
Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna announced his bid to become Labour leader in a video released online this morning.
The modernising MP for Streatham in south London made the announcement on Facebook after savaging Labour's disastrous election defeat.
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He is the second Labour MP to join the race to replace Ed Miliband, after Blairite shadow health minister Liz Kendall announced her bid on Sunday.
But the pair are likely to be joined by at least three more candidates, including Yvette Cooper, the wife of former chancellor Ed Balls, and the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham.
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Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna announced he was running for Labour leader in a message released on Facebook this morning
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Umunna this morning claimed he wanted to 'lead the effort' to get Labour back into power in 2020 - dismissing claims it would take the party another 10 years to win back power.
It comes after a string of senior Labour figures, including Lord Mandelson and former chancellor Alistair Darling, ripped into the party's disastrous campaign.
Labour slumped to its worst defeat in almost 30 years in last week's election – finishing 99 seats behind the Conservatives, with 26 fewer MPs than even Gordon Brown managed in 2010.
Speaking in Swindon, a key marginal where Labour failed to make any inroads at the election, Mr Umunna this morning insisted he could lead the party back to power within five years.
Blairite shadow health minister Liz Kendall announced her leadership bid on Sunday - becoming the first MP to throw their hat into the ring
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