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Chuka Umunna: I intend to play the fullest part I can

In an interview with the ѿý’s Andrew Marr, the Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna praised Ed Miliband for reforming the party and leading a courageous election campaign.

But Mr Miliband’s resignation has seen bookies turn their attention on to his successor.

Although Mr Umunna did not say he would be putting himself forward for the leadership contest, he stated that he intended to play the fullest part he could in rebuilding our party and "ensuring we have a proper debate.”

He described the party’s loss as a “collective failure” but pointed in particular to the lack of clarity around Labour’s policies around business. “Our business agenda was pro-business,” he said, “but people were under the impression that it wasn’t.”

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