The third race starts – Tyrone backs Edwina

Labour leadership race — By Daran Hill on October 23, 2009 10:30 am

NOW that the nominations and official endorsements are all on in, the third phase of the Welsh leadership contest now begins. This is the competition for votes amongst ordinary party members and trade unionists across Wales – over a quarter of a million of them.

Constituency Labour Party hustings, organisational hustings, trade union hustings, visits, hand shaking, policy discussion, announcements, robust debate… The fight for big names is over and the fight for hearts and minds has now begun.

And on day one of this phase Edwina Hart cleverly produces a big name who is also an ordinary party member. “Welsh Folk Hero” is the way her campaign team describes Tyrone O’Sullivan, who joins her in Swansea today to highlight some of the key economic policies in her campaign manifesto. The chair of Tower Colliery visits The Phoenix Centre this lunchtime.

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