but len mccluskey really staunch in his defence of rebecca lon bailey this morning. ey is brilliant. she was brilliant on the day, very good. i think she is brave, courageous, her capabilities are beyond doubt. i think she is the one that can actually unite the party and take a message to not only our heartlands, which we need to wind back, but to the rest of our nation. she is somebody who believes in lots of the radical policies that have been developed over the years, but she has something else as well. she wants to talk to the aspirational views of ordinary people. and of course that process still has some way to go. an awful long way to go when it comes to the labour leadership contest. we are currently in the phase where the candidates are trying to get the backing of trade unions, like unite, and affiliated groups so they can ultimately make it onto the ballot. this endorsement from unite effectively means that rebecca long bailey is pretty much there. we expect her to get the support she needs in the next few days. keir starmer is also there. so all eyes in th