Vote Jericho the lion: 5 alternative candidates for the Labour leadership | Dean Burnett

The Labour Leadership contest furore continues unabated. With so much arguing and dispute between the available candidates and their supporters, is anyone really suitable for the role? A more rational, scientific approach is needed to determine who would be the best choice for leader of the opposition

Who should be the next leader of the Labour party? That's a question a lot of people feel strongly about at present, resulting in a constant stream of analysis and opinion attempting to address the matter. What looked to be a by-the-numbers contest between familiar candidates has been turned upside down by the unexpected popularity of Jeremy Corbyn, resulting in a lot heightened passions about the "correct" way to proceed.

However, are any of the available candidates "ideal" for the role of Labour leader? As the constant meticulous assessment of each has shown, all of them have their flaws. This is an inevitable consequence of being human. So are there better options out there? Is there a potential leader who could be universally popular, make the tough decisions and unify a fractured party? A scientific look at the current state of affairs and all the evidence suggests that yes, there might be.