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NuclearDem

(16,184 posts) Tue Jun 28, 2016, 05:03 PM Jun 2016

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Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/jeremy-corbyn-loses-labour-mps-confidence-vote

Labour MPs are preparing to launch a bruising leadership contest that will aim to topple leader Jeremy Corbyn after he reacted to an overwhelming vote of no confidence by declaring he had no intention to resign.

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The Labour leader has so far held on despite a dramatic and destabilising coup attempt, started at the weekend, which has now seen two-thirds of his shadow cabinet step down, as well as 28 shadow ministers and 11 private parliamentary secretaries.

More than three-quarters of Labour MPs – 172 – voted to show that they had no confidence in his leadership, while 40 voted for him. Corbyn responded by issuing a warning that he had the support of Labour members, and that he was going nowhere.

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Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote (Original Post) NuclearDem Jun 2016 OP

If You Take "Control of Patliament, Don't Elect a Faux Labour Leader like Tony Blair Chasstev365 Jun 2016 #1

Corbyn can't win an election in the UK Txbluedog Jun 2016 #2

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

1. If You Take "Control of Patliament, Don't Elect a Faux Labour Leader like Tony Blair

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Tue Jun 28, 2016, 05:07 PM

Jun 2016

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)

2. Corbyn can't win an election in the UK

Reply to NuclearDem (Original post)

Tue Jun 28, 2016, 05:41 PM

Jun 2016

he's not PM material and of course the Labour MP's are concerned

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