Chris Bryant makes his pitch for shadow cabinet

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

With the leadership election now coming to a close, LabourList will refocus on the shadow cabinet elections as of next week. First up we’ve got Chris Bryant’s letter to fellow MPs, in which he makes his pitch for a place in the shadow cabinet:

Chris Bryant Shadow Cabinet Pitch Â

(Hat-Tip – Guido Fawkes)

Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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