‘I own this disaster’: John McDonnell tries to shield Corbyn
Shadow chancellor suggests his preferred choice as new Labour leader is Rebecca Long-Bailey
John McDonnell has said he takes full responsibility for Labour’s disastrous election defeat, as he sought to divert blame away from Jeremy Corbyn and pave the way for Rebecca Long-Bailey to succeed him at the top.
The shadow chancellor, who ran the campaign that saw Labour lose dozens of northern English seats to the Tories, apologised and claimed that he “owns this disaster”.