Following David Blunkett calling for "seismic change" in the Labour Party, John McDonnell has been reported as saying that he's "worried and saddened" by the prospect of the party splitting over the anti-Semitism row. McDonnell has also said that he wanted to avoid a split "at all costs" and is happy to talk to unhappy MPs.
What ?
The person who should be saying these things is the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn but it seems that he is almost nowhere to be seen. For McDonnell to talk of HIS desire to avoid a split in the party "at all costs" and to say that HE is happy to talk to unhappy MPs is highly suggestive of a leadership bid.
With the party conference season soon upon us, Jeremy Corbyn may well have a pretty rough ride ahead, so is McDonnell lining himself up as the heir apparent, the more acceptable face of the extreme left who will carry on the fight if Corbyn is forced out ?
In Russia, they've been unfortunate enough to have Putin and Medvedev running the show between them for decades - is the Labour Party about to set off on a similar course ?
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