Sort of spin from Labour's leader, say, prior to recess (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
leg break
'sort of spin' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'labour's leader say prior to recess' is the wordplay.
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
'say' becomes 'eg'.
'prior to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'recess' becomes 'break' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'labours' is 'l'.
'l'+'eg'+'break'='LEG BREAK'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for leg break that I've seen before include "Sort of spin" , "Cricket delivery" , "Spinning ball (cricket)" , "Type of spin at cricket" , "injury" .)