Len McCluskey tips Emily Thornberry as next Labour leader

Influential union leader foresees shadow foreign secretary taking over should vacancy arise, sources sayThe influential Unite chief, Len McCluskey, has tipped Emily Thornberry to become Labour’s first female leader, according to party and trade union sources. McCluskey, one of the most prominent backers of the current Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is understood to have expressed admiration for the shadow foreign secretary, although sources stressed Corbyn was secure at the top of the party