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Article: Paul Linford If the leadership election was, in the end, rather boringly predictable, the deputy leadership election is proving to be anything but.
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- Derby Evening Telegraph
- Article date:
- May 26, 2007
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If the leadership election was, in the end, rather boringly
predictable, the deputy leadership election is proving to be anything
but.
One of the main arguments that was always advanced against giving
Gordon Brown a "coronation" as leader of the Labour Party was that it
would forestall the opportunity for a debate over the party's future
direction.
It was a valid charge, though one that always came up against the
objection that it needed someone to stand against Gordon to make it
happen.
The debate, nevertheless, is still taking place, but in the
context of Labour's deputy leadership election instead.
And if the leadership election was, in the end, rather boringly
predictable, the deputy ...