Brexit Labor KO: Corbyn defies crushing no confidence vote but rebels doubt they can win a ballot of members

Wednesday, June 29th 2016 - 06:21 UTC

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A defiant Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK's opposition, has said he will “not betray” Labour members by resigning, despite three-quarters of the party’s MPs voting against him in a no confidence motion. Just 40 MPs voted to back Corbyn in the secret ballot, far short of the number needed to fill a complete frontbench. Read full article

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Englander
Andy Burnham must be regretting helping Jeremy Corbyn get on the ballot paper.
Looks like Labour Party will split.
Jun 29th, 2016 - 07:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
Anyone wanting to vote for a progressive Labour Party in any coming general election needs to join the Labour Party now.

He has a large majority of the current 250,000 members but little support from the 9,000,000 who actually vote labour. Corbyn's claim to democratic legitimacy is only based on the nuances of how labour elect their leader.
Jun 29th, 2016 - 08:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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