Mary Creagh: Chuka quit after ‘soul searching’

Mary Creagh, the shadow international development secretary who declared that she was standing for the Labour leadership this week has paid tribute to Chuka Umunna after he withdrew from the race.

She told Radio 4’s World at One: “I can only conclude that he has come to this decision after a lot of soul searching. It takes courage to stand for the leadership.

“It also takes a great deal of courage to withdraw from the leadership. He’s a big beast, he’s got a huge role to play both in the Labour party and in a future Labour government.”