Labour is not finished any more than it was under Foot. Sooner or later either the present party will be taken back by the moderates or an offshoot will take it's place and recover to a position where it can challenge in an election. Labour's present position does the Conservatives no favours, just as 1980's Labour did none for them back then. You can argue that they gave the then Conservative government a very long run in power, but the longer you are in the longer you will be out for once the electorate decide the game's up. Too much baggage to carry after a long innings, just as Labour are discovering now irrespective of being saddled with a loony leader.
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