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McDonnell contemplates standing aside for Abbott
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| News Date | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | John McDonnell is willing to step aside so that Diane Abbott can secure more nominations in the Labour leadership contest.
The left-wing MP was responding to a comment piece in the Guardian by Jackie Ashley which suggested he should abandon his leadership hopes so more women could be on the ballot.
In a response to the piece, Mr McDonnell wrote: "I think the party is big enough to let us both on to the ballot paper and that is what I am asking Labour MPs to do; but if at the end of this fortnight my standing down would mean securing any woman on this ballot paper, or any black person, of course I will do so. |
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