While he declined to endorse a candidate, Sarwar warned the contenders and their teams against infighting as the race becomes more embittered. He told Forde: "I think genuinely the three people who are standing, I've got a lot of time for," he said. Lennon - who has yet to secure enough support to get on the ballot of members - earlier said the leadership race was about finding "our party's missing soul". Writing in the Sunday Mail newspaper, external, Lennon said: "Again, our political conversation turns inward as politicians and activists search through the rubble, trying to locate our party's missing soul." Party members and supporters will be balloted on the leadership race from 28 August until 17 September.