Calls to halt Labour leadership race 'not helpful'
Calls to halt the Labour leadership race have been branded "unhelpful" after reports emerged today of an alleged "hard-left infiltration" of the party.
Kendall: Voters 'want something different' from Labour
Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall has reiterated her determination to stay in the race despite calls for her to step aside.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Ms Kendall insisted she still believed she could win.
"People want hope. They want something different. There are only two candidates setting out an alternative in this election from what we have been saying over the last five years, that is myself and Jeremy Corbyn."
She declined to say who her backers should vote for as a second preference in the contest, which is run under an Alternative Vote (AV) system.
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Calls to halt Labour leadership race 'not helpful'
Calls to halt the Labour leadership race have been branded "unhelpful" after reports emerge of alleged "hard-left infiltration" of party.
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Corbyn: Labour party needs to be 'true to its roots'
Corbyn urges his party to be 'true to its roots' and offer 'a credible alternative' as the race to become new Labour leader continues.
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Prescott: Blair's leadership intervention is 'appalling'
"I can't believe that he said it," said Blair's former deputy Lord Prescott, who begged Labour to debate policies not personalities.