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4 January 2016

If Jeremy Corbyn moves Hilary Benn, he’ll hurt himself

Jeremy Corbyn shouldn't move Hilary Benn, but learn from him, says Jamie Reed.

By Jamie Reed

In politics, as in any walk of life, the right to be heard is hard earned. A consequence of earning this right is that as an individual, you are the medium for your own message. In short the popularity of the ideas any politician tries to communicate depends significantly upon how they are communicated.

Jeremy Corbyn’s limited ability to communicate, and that of those around him, is causing serious, traumatic damage to the Labour Party. Not only is it leading to the party being framed in the most abject way, but is giving rise to events which the leadership team then in turn struggles to respond to. 

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