Clive Lewis announces bid for labor leadership and promises to build on Jeremy Corbyn's 'enormous achievements' – Telegraph.co.uk, Telegraph.co.uk

December• 2: 21 am

Clive Lewis has announced he is running to beLaborleader and promised to “unleash” the labor movement with sweeping changes to the party.

Mr Lewis, the shadow Treasury minister, wants Labor members to have a greater say over policy and the selection of MPs, pushing for more radical changes in the party’s structure than those undertaken byJeremy Corbynand seeking a “hopeful creed of ast-century socialism. “

Labor suffered acrushing election defeat last weekafter which Mr Corbyn resigned, triggering a leadership raceand a public row over the future of the party.

Emily Thornberryhas confirmed that she will alsostand for the leadership, while Rebecca Long-Bailey,Sir Keir Starmer, …