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Well done Labour NEC - Corbyn can stand

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:02

They have voted 18-14 to allow Corbyn to stand in the leadership election.

One less stitch-up in a season os stitch-ups.

Go Corbyn!

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BabyGanoush · 12/07/2016 20:28

I find Corbyn more electable than Eagle

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/07/2016 20:27

But there's no viable alternative. Angela Eagle, well she seems ok but not leadership material.

Who are the heavyweights, and where are they?

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:26

' don't think any one politician is bigger than the party and Corbyn should have stepped down for the greater good of the party'

Corbyn was elected leader by the Labour members (the people). The Establishment Labour MPs are only MPs because they are standing for the Labour Party, not because the public or Labour members think they are any good.

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bakingaddict · 12/07/2016 20:22

I don't think any one politician is bigger than the party and Corbyn should have stepped down for the greater good of the party. He can't take back control of something he lost a long time ago. If he remains as leader, Labour will be in the wilderness for years.

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:21

Sky reporter says "I haven't seen Corbyn look this cheerful in a few weeks"

170 Establishmentarians vs Corbyn

Go Corbyn!

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:20

Sky reporter says "Corbyn is clearly elated, you can see that"

Corbyn is growing in confidence, he is elated, he had a very confident interview with BBC Establishment Andrew Marr on Sunday where he ran rings around Marr who was using everything he could think of to come out on top.

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:17

Corbyn on Sky looking very confident and cheerful. He is really growing into the job and relishing the challenge of trouncing the Establishment MPs.

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:15

Union official from Transport and Salaried Workers on Sky, who supports Corbyn, says that 80% of constituency Labour parties support Corbyn and that Angela Eagle's own CLP backs Corbyn.

Now Corbyn has to get real and take back control

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MangosteenSoda · 12/07/2016 20:14

Bad decision.

The country needs a viable opposition, and whatever one's politics and whether or not Corbyn has had the easiest ride, his position is untenable.

To lead you need the confidence of the membership and of the pp. It's a time of crisis, things are changing fast and Labour need to effectively respond. This will not work.

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:13

'And how is Corbyn going to control the party?'

Mandatory re-selection

'By his supporters putting bricks through windows'

I doubt that was one of his supporters.

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Northernlurker · 12/07/2016 20:11

And how is Corbyn going to control the party? By his supporters putting bricks through windows and threatening deselection of anyone who suggests maybe he isn't that appealing to voters who we need to switch to Labour? What a triumph for democracy that will be!

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claig · 12/07/2016 20:07

'Oh good, but that was close.'

Yes. The Establishment MPs also managed to get it to be a secret ballot which was bad news for Corbyn, but he still won it.

Hopefully, Corbyn will win and take control of the party.

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Dutchcourage · 12/07/2016 20:06

Good

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/07/2016 20:05

Oh good, but that was close.

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