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Harman: New leader must appeal to public rather than party loyalists

The next Labour leader must be able to appeal to the general public rather than just party loyalists, Harriet Harman said as she criticised the process that led to Ed Miliband's election.

In a speech setting out how Labour would move on from an election defeat that remained "very raw", Ms Harman stressed that the influence of the unions over the decision on leadership had been altered by the move to a "one person, one vote" electoral system.

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Umunna 'looking to the future' after leaving leadership race

Chuka Umunna has said he is looking to the future after withdrawing from the Labour leadership race.

I haven't got anything more to say from what I said yesterday in terms of my candidacy. The candidacy is over now and we're looking to the future.

What I'm focusing on now, we've got a Queen's Speech coming up and George Osborne has just announced there's going to be a Budget on 8th July. That's going to have a tremendous impact on the people in this community but also of course the business innovation and skills budget which I shadow.

– Chuka Umunna

Candidates for the Labour leadership are to make their pitch to activists after the surprise withdrawal of favourite Mr Umunna from the race.

Mary Creagh, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall remain in the battle to replace Ed Miliband following the General Election.

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Harman: New leader must appeal to public rather than party loyalists

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