Three respectable, if uninspiring, former ministers vied for the position, but struggled to find a compelling message that connected the party of the left with modern Britain. Unsure of the right approach, they wavered somewhere between moderation and left-wing nonsense.
总体而言，寻找候选人的过程非常痛苦。三名德高望重却缺乏亮点的前部长争夺这一职位，但却很难找到令人信任的口号把左翼党派和现代英国联系在一起。因为拿不准正确道路，他们在中庸和左翼胡言乱语间来回摇摆。