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TV presenter Nick Knowles made a series of political tweets today that prompted one of his fans to write back: "A man that talks sense. Never fancied a career in politics, Nick?"

The question was promptly answered by the DIY SOS host, who lives near Cirencester: "No."

However, the Who Dares Win quiz master did make his views clear on who he believes should take over as the Labour leader.

The job of Leader of the Opposition, comes after the General Election defeat by Jeremy Corbyn, who will be stepping down at the end of March to make way for his successor.

It follows Labour's most woeful General Election loss since 1935 that has given Boris Johnson's Conservative Party a strong majority in Parliament.

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Labour lost 60 seats, including in its northern heartlands which include Tony Blair's old seat of Sedgefield, Ashfield, Bishop Auckland, Rother Valley, Don Valley and Wakefield.

The Labour MPs who have put themselves forward to win those seats back have so far been front runner Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy, Clive Lewis and Jess Phillips, with Rebecca Long-Bailey expected to officially declare in the near future.

What Nick Knowles tweeted

Mr Knowles tweeted: "I think Jess Phillips is by far the best candidate to lead Labour. Just think there now needs to be 2 labour parties for one to be electable."

"Everybody outside of political parties should wish for a viable opposition - it’s what makes the system work and can mitigate excesses," he later added.

Jess Phillips, the outspoken back bench MP for Birmingham Yardley, is seen as a more central figure in the party - seen to be at odds with Jeremy Corbyn's leadership since he was elected as leader in 2015.

Appearing on The Andrew Marr Show today, asked whether Labour should reverse its Brexit stance in accordance with the General Election result, she said: “You would have to look at what is going on at the time.

"What our job is, for the next three years, is to hold Boris Johnson to account for all the promises.

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“So if we are living in an absolute paradise of trade, and we’re totally safe in the world, and we’re not going to worry about having to constantly look to America for our safety and security, then maybe I’ll be proven wrong.

"But the reality is that if our country is safer, if it is more economically viable to be in the EU, then I will fight for that, regardless of how difficult that argument is to make.”

The leadership election is due to start on January 7, with a one member one vote system using an alternative voting method to calculate results.

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