DrewDon Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Sky News reported a couple of hours ago that Angela Eagle and Tom Watson were meeting to decide which one of them would emerge as the challenger candidate. Now denials being issued that there was ever such a meeting. Dan Jarvis and Yvette Cooper both reported to be canvassing their colleagues. Hopefully a clearer picture will emerge shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Dan Jarvis would be my preferred leader long term, but for the time being my preference would be Watson. Wouldn't surprise me too much to see Yvette Cooper getting it. Angela Eagle would be my least preferred option of the four. I really hope Corbyn decides to resign and not to stand, for the good of the party. Sadly I can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Corbyn loses by 172 votes to 40 Surely losing a vote by this margin and not resigning is unprecedented for any party leader? Also, if Angela Eagle is the best Labour can come up with they really are in trouble. She makes Corbyn look not actually that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I think I fell asleep on Thursday night and haven't woken up from a hilarious dream. Can someone come round and pinch me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 172 treasonous Blairite scum v 40 righteous Corbynistas representing every hard-working family in the land, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Surely losing a vote by this margin and not resigning is unprecedented for any party leader? . It's pretty incredible that he has the audacity to carry on. He clearly cares more about his supporters than he does about the party. I wonder if he even wants to be Prime Minister, or if he just wants to be the head of a left-wing protest movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 It's pretty incredible that he has the audacity to carry on. He clearly cares more about his supporters than he does about the party. I wonder if he even wants to be Prime Minister, or if he just wants to be the head of a left-wing protest movement. His supporters are the party champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 It's pretty incredible that he has the audacity to carry on. He clearly cares more about his supporters than he does about the party. I wonder if he even wants to be Prime Minister, or if he just wants to be the head of a left-wing protest movement. ^^^^ Thinks the PLP is the Labour Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Another shadow Cabinet minister bites the dust. It is remarkable to see the extent to which the Corbyn brigade as well as buckled left wellwishers from outside the party have circled their wagons around such an utter loser, with no hope of gaining political credibility in this Parliament. Absolutely hilarious as it hastens the implosion of Labour of course, but remarkable more than anything else. Imagine the cult of personality they'd be trying to generate around a left candidate who wasn't utterly shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 [*]Presented evidence of a paedophile network to parliament . Looking like a credulous conspiracy nut on that now, bullying dying men with discredited and very tenuous "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 The members of Muirfield look far more sensible than Labour at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 His supporters are the party champ. Not true. I would be shocked if the membership vote for him over a unity candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Angela Eagle is dreadful. Corbyn may be pretty much un-electable, but he's still infinitely more electable than her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Not true. I would be shocked if the membership vote for him over a unity candidate. It's demonstrably true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Ive just remembered that he got put on the leadership contest the last time as a way to please the left aswell Remember all the party types going please run jezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 His supporters are the party champ.Actually a lot of them aren't Labour Party members.Why Lord Collins and the NEC thought it was appropriate to have members and registered and affiliated supporters counted as equal is beyond me. I also believe that any leader needs to have the support not just of members but the PLP as well - in fact an electoral college . . . maybe along the lines of a third members, a third MPs and a third Trade Unions . . . the system they has before that was fine but that the Labour leadership binned because they were scared of the MSM distorting the Trade Union link. They now have an abortion of an electoral system - I can only see this ending in a bloodbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 @MichaelLCrick SNP Parliamentary leader Angus Robertson may claim at PMQs tmrw he should be deemed Leader of Opposition as has 56 MPs behind him; Corbyn 40 #scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 @MichaelLCrick SNP Parliamentary leader Angus Robertson may claim at PMQs tmrw he should be deemed Leader of Opposition as has 56 MPs behind him; Corbyn 40 #scenes Worth doing just for the craic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Surely the leader of the Labour rebel group has more than either Jezza or big Gus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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