Jon Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister without Portfolio, commenting on the Tory internal election results, said:

“It would be churlish not to recognise the Tories are moving to elect a woman leader and now Britain’s second female Prime Minister.  But let’s not forget both Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom are part of a Government which has failed the British people for six years.

“Whilst they continue their bitter infighting over whether they are qualified for the job or not, the only record the public should pay attention to is their record of failure.

“They offer nothing new for working people, just more of the same.”

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