LABOUR leadership hopefuls had to concentrate yesterday, making a pitch at the Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation (Tulo) hustings for what remains the party’s most substantial and enduring support base.

They have worked out key themes and the coded phrases designed to outflank their rivals.

Liz Kendall described herself once again as the candidate the Tories fear, which might make sense in the Westminster village but surely has little resonance outside that strange island.