Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is speaking on Sky News.
Asked about Catherine West’s leadership challenge, she says:
double quotation markCatherine is a great colleague, and I’ve known her a long time. And I have real respect for Catherine.
On this one, I do part company with her. I think she’s got this completely wrong.
She says Labour got a “real kicking” from voters.
But she says she does not think a leadership contest is the answer.
double quotation markI don’t think … a leadership contest and all of the problems that that would bring is the answer.