Liberal MP Dave Sharma says the UK Labour Party has “some serious soul searching to do” because it is clearly “not in an election winning position”.
Liberal MP Dave Sharma says the UK Labour Party has “some serious soul searching to do” after its heavy defeat at the hands of Boris Johnson in the UK general election.
Jeremy Corbyn apologised for his party’s disastrous result in the election but defended his policies, claiming they were popular with the British people. Mr Sharma told Sky News “if [Labour] fail to learn the lessons of this election then they will continue to relegate themselves to opposition for many years to come”. Image: AP
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