It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.
We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.
We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.
We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.
I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.
