I wanted Lisa but at this point, people need to rally round and speak with a coherent voice to become and opposition that can put some breaks on this government.

It has been a long process but we all need to back him - and the factions that fail to do that need to be kicked out.

I certainly wasn't bowled over by Lisa Nandy or Long-Bailey.

I strongly agree however about the factional nonsense that dominated the party during Corbyn's tenure as leader. That was something that I encountered first hand during the 2016 referendum and turned me away from Labour pretty decisively.

Also, Angela Rayner has been elected deputy Labour leader.

Folks,

IMHO Starmer is the best of the contenders, but there is still something in his persona and the timbre of his voice that sounds - sorry to say this - a bit weak and complainy. I just wish that modern labour could come up with a proper blue collar bruiser, someone who would be respected and liked down on the trading estate.

D.

about blue collar Labour; I was surprised to see a knight become Labour leader.

I thought anyone with a title had to renounce it if they were running for Labour leadership. I'm sure Labour has come a long way from its worker roots, just as ours has, but it still surprised me.

a position to which he was surprisingly appointed, after his work as a human rights lawyer.

He's not a baronet. He was awarded the knighthood for public services at one point.