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This graphic tells the tale: (Original Post) Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP
Apart from Corbyn himself... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #1
 

Spider Jerusalem

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1. Apart from Corbyn himself...
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 07:04 AM
Jun 2016

the only members of the Shadow Cabinet as it was constituted on Monday voting against (many of whom were in Harman's interim Shadow Cabinet at the time) were Richard Burgon and John McDonnell. There's a reason for that; you don't put rebels who won't obey the whip on the front benches. Rebellious backbenchers are tolerated up to a point; rebellious frontbenchers are a sign of a party leader who's lost control.

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