OUR country and our politics are in crisis but there is something you can do about it right now.

If you want to see Labour values in action and think the country needs new leadership, I am begging you to join our Party today so you can vote in a future leadership election and give Labour the champion they need.

4 Plea ... if you want to see Labour values in action and think the country needs new leadership, I am begging you to join our Party Credit: Getty Images

If you are a Labour voter or have voted Labour in the past I ask you to help to save this great Party.

Less than 4 pounds a month is a small price to pay to rescue Labour and save our country from the horrors of the Tories.

It takes just a couple of minutes at join.labour.org.uk. I urge you to do it now.

By signing up you can help choose a leader who recognises that the Labour Party was founded to be a Party of Government and implement policies to improve the lives of working people. A party of protest doesn’t help a single person.

4 Vote to change ... we should look for someone who can provide the leadership we need at a time of crisis Credit: Getty Images

The country needs a Labour Party that can deal with the reality of our exit from the EU and ensure Labour values are at the heart of talks about our departure.

The people of Ashfield, the seat I represent, voted overwhelmingly to leave.

I respect that decision. They told me that freedom of movement wasn’t in their economic interests.

The Labour Party must also listen and respond to that argument.

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When we choose our next leader we should look for someone who can provide the leadership we need at a time of crisis; someone who can stand up for working people in talks with Angela Merkel or be ready to go straight into Downing Street if a general election is just months away.

Labour will win again when we get back in in touch with voters and are true to Labour’s timeless values.

At the heart of those values is that people, from whatever background, have a fair crack at getting on in life.

4 Join ... you can help choose a leader who recognises that the Labour Party was founded to be a Party of Government Credit: Isabel Infantes

It’s a scandal that only one in ten people born into backgrounds like mine will end up on a high income, whereas almost half of people who were born into families with high earnings will earn similar amounts for the rest of their lives.

This week the British Social Attitudes Survey reported that three quarters of Britons believe it’s harder to move from working class to middle class now than it was 10 years ago.

I honestly doubt that many young people growing up like I did, with parents working in factories or on benefits, would be able to become a journalist and then an MP.

4 Strong ... we need someone who can stand up for working people in talks with Angela Merkel Credit: Getty Images

Helping people from ordinary backgrounds get on in life is at the heart of my Labour Party.

I think it’s what you want the Labour Party to be too.

Please help us to get back to those values.

Don’t delay, Become a Labour member today.