HOW RED IS MY VALLEY.......

Tonight to a civic function in Mirfield. Tomorrow hustings in Keighley. I'm very cheered by the many messages of support I have had - and the knowledge that so many people in the Labour Party want to see grassroots candidates succeed.
Let's be clear. The odds will be against us at a time when independent-minded socialists are in a minority in the PLP. But I 100 per cent believe that the more of us who put our names forward the more we will stand a chance of winning in the months and years to come.
If I win in Keighley tomorrow, it will be a serious victory . If I lose, it will not be a serious defeat because I have proved that a candidate with a socialist platform can get on the shortlist and win serious credibility due to a lifetime track-record working hard within the labour movement. I have one message really to like-minded comrades in and outside the Labour Party. Let's not give up on our core values - let's not give up on the Party. And let's have more candidates who are prepared to put their heads above the parapet.