Main issues facing the next Labour leader

Whoever it is, Labour’s 11th leader must unite and rejuvenate the party for the next general election, writes Juno McEnroe.

THE main goal for Labour’s 11th leader will be to regain the trust of the party’s core voters.

But its new leader, young or old, male or female, will in their first few months face negotiations over another painful budget, at least two by-elections, pressure to provide relief to hard-pressed families, and a struggle to keep the fractured party united.