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Party must recognise "the problem is not the public, but us" says Harriet Harman MP.

Speaking in the wake of Labour's defeat in the Copeland by-election, the party's former deputy leader said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 not the public that鈥檚 got to change, but we鈥檝e got to change, then I think that we can start rebuilding again.鈥�

Speaking to the Westminster Hour's Carolyn Quinn, Ms Harman added: "The thing about being leader is, the buck stops with you. You can鈥檛 be blaming anybody. You can鈥檛 be saying the members have got it wrong, you can鈥檛 be saying the public have got it wrong, you can鈥檛 be saying MPs have got it wrong 鈥� the buck stops with you."

"And you have to take responsibility for making it right, not getting it wrong and then blaming other people 鈥� whether it鈥檚 the media or anybody else.鈥�