Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful

Alison McGovern, the MP for Birkenhead, said many of her constituents were yet to feel any changes since Labour came to power last year. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

Labour must take the argument to the far right to champion an inclusive and progressive Britain, the deputy leadership contender Alison McGovern has said.

Speaking to the Guardian, McGovern said she wanted Labour to make a far more “emotional argument” and said “the progressive cause is at risk of being lost unless we can tell that story”.