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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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Cruddas: Labour must articulate a sense of purpose'

Jon Cruddas MP - who oversaw the writing of the Labour's manifesto - said the party must "articulate a sense of purpose, vision".

Cruddas: Labour must articulate a sense of purpose'. Credit: PA

"We have to re-establish what is the purpose of the centre-left political party nowadays in terms of its economic strategy, its social strategy, its approach to questions of democracy, power, citizenship.

"The question of political character is now more important than political policies because people don't know who we are. There isn't that basic sentiment in and around Labour so our candidates sometimes find it difficult to articulate a sense of purpose, vision."

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