Ms. Turley was one of at least five members of his team to quit on a tumultuous morning for Mr. Corbyn, who was elected as party leader past year on a surprise wave of enthusiasm for his left-wing agenda and promise of a new approach to politics.
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Jeremy Corbyn was heckled by his own MPs today as he appeared to criticise those trying to unseat him for launching a coup so soon after Jo Cox’s death.
“I was elected by hundreds of thousands of Labour Party members and supporters with an overwhelming mandate for a different kind of politics”.
Campbell, who said that Corbyn is staying on out of “vanity” despite it “blatantly not working”, also accused the Labour leader of deliberately sabotaging the Remain campaign.
They range from shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn – who was sacked after he told Corbyn he had no faith in him – to frontbenchers and shadow secretaries for health, education, Scotland, the environment, treasury and justice.
She said it’s emerged that half of Labour voters did not understand the party’s position ahead of the European Union referendum, and added: “We are very possibly going to be facing a General Election in the next four months, and we can’t have our party led by someone who can’t get that kind of simple message across”.
But in a defiant statement released on Sunday night, Mr Corbyn said he would not step down.
“I should therefore speak from he despatch box in the event that the new shadow defence secretary you have appointed today does not make it back from Glastonbury in time to hold the government to account.” .
“The referendum result means we will nearly inevitably have a General Election by the end of this year, and so we have to ask ourselves do we want Jeremy as leader – the answer is a very clear no”.
The Prime Minister earlier poked fun at Mr Corbyn, welcoming a newly-elected Labour politician and telling her to expect a promotion.
Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, held a meeting with Corbyn to warn him that he has “no authority” among party MPs and faces a serious leadership challenge as the figure of total party resignations including junior ministers hit around 28 MPs. I think he was AWOL on his first parade.
“UK Labour needs new leadership to take the country forward”.
“Those who want to change Labour’s leadership will have to stand in a democratic election, in which I will be a candidate”.
It has now emerged that a vote on the motion of No Confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, proposed by two senior Labour MPs, will take place throughout tomorrow, between 10am and 4pm. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would “consider” advising the Scottish Parliament to try to use its power to prevent Britain from actually leaving the EU.
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And prominent backbench MP Stephen Kinnock insisted Mr Corbyn would cost the party 60 seats at a possible snap autumn general election.
