Who Follows Corbyn? U.K. Labour Has Women Lining Up Once He Goes
- Long Bailey and Rayner have northern working-class cred
- Thornberry new favorite with bookies after attack on Boris
U.K. Labour's Corbyn Says Ready to Govern Britain
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Jeremy Corbyn’s safe at the helm of Britain’s opposition Labour party. But he’s 68 and he can’t go on for ever. And the signs point to his replacement being a woman.
Two stars shone brightly at this week’s party conference: Business Secretary Rebecca Long Bailey and Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner. They are young and from working-class backgrounds, key requirements to appeal to rank-and-file members in a party that has taken a harder turn for the left.