"After Labour's historic defeat in last December's general election, he now claims the moral victory. The coronavirus outbreak and the British government’s response to it—which has included wage guarantees for furloughed workers and quasi-renationalization of the railways—has vindicated his brand of far-left politics, he told the BBC. 'I didn't think that it would take only three months for me to be proved absolutely right,' he said with his usual modesty and grace. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party holds a 26-point lead in public polling."
Liam Hoare at Slate marks the end of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader.
And Owen Jones in The Guardian welcomes the new leader, Keir Starmer.
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