David Blunkett is the latest Labour grandee to attack Corbyn. But is this the right strategy?

Day after day, Labour’s big beasts are being wheeled out one by one. Yesterday it was Neil Kinnock, today it’s David Blunkett’s turn to warn against the impending doom if Jeremy Corbyn is elected leader. On the Today programme, the former home secretary made a coded attack on Corbyn, suggesting the party needs a leader who can win elections:

‘I want someone who can be radical, can have a very clear vision of where Britain will be in five years’ time and above all can actually do something about winning. See, I’m speaking really as an activist: I’ve been a member for 52 years. 30 years of those years we’ve been in opposition.’

In light of Blunkett’s long career in the Labour party, he also reflected on the lessons from Labour’s years in the wilderness and why the party must remember that big rallies aren’t everything:

‘We filled halls, we filled Trafalgar Square and we were hammered in the 1983 election and again 87 and again in 92.