There are many characteristics that make a good leader. Honesty, eloquence, and charisma are traditionally high up on the list. But Labour’s leadership elections have shown that one attribute is now prized above all else – loyalty to Jeremy Corbyn.
Almost all of the candidates have tried to present themselves as Corbyn’s natural successor. The latest candidate to put themselves forward as some unswerving Corbyn ally is the deputy leadership hopeful Dawn Butler.
Ms Butler told a hustings on Saturday:
‘We have some real selfish MPs, let me be honest, that thought it was okay that after Jeremy was elected, democratically elected as a leader, [they thought] “do you know what? Let’s join a coup and do it again and try and deselect him.” Well no. He was elected as our democratic leader.’So, those people who selfishly thought it was okay to join the coup, as far as I’m concerned you lost us the election in 2017.
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