Creagh said Labour lost the general election “because people trust us to run their schools their councils, their hospitals. But they do not trust us to run the economy. Tackling inequality is why the Labour party exists. It’s in our DNA. But the next Labour leader will have to show that Labour understands the problems facing the UK’s 5 million self-employed people, sole traders and small businesses. That understanding must run through our party’s DNA like a golden thread”.