Of the 130,000 who paid the £25 fee to sign up a registered supporter, 70 per cent are expected to choose Corbyn in the contest. The question of whether or not the Labour party as it now stands will be able to survive the gulf between its membership and the party itself looks set to dominate the discourse in the winter of 2016.
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Mr Corbyn made the pledge to try to win over his opponents within the Parliamentary Labour Party as he launched a variety of policies aimed at achieving equality for women.
Following the Brexit vote, she said Scotland did not need “more turmoil, more upheaval and more economic chaos”, which she said would result from a second referendum.
The Labour leader is using social media to appeal to activists, particularly younger voters, in his fight against challenger Owen Smith.
In a Facebook post, the MP expressed her disgust at party members being blocked from taking part in the election.
Tough new laws are needed to protect people’s online privacy, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has insisted.
BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme asked Mr Smith if there should be a rerun of the Scottish referendum.
“If the Scottish people chose that’s what they wanted and there was agreement in the Labour Party, then that would be for them to determine it”.
Research by YouGov puts the veteran left-winger on 62 per cent, with rival Owen Smith trailing far behind on 38 per cent.
“It will therefore come as no surprise to my local party to learn that, having remained totally loyal to the democratically-elected leader of our party since his election, I will stay loyal to Jeremy during the contest that has arisen from that coup, and he will have my vote in this election”.
“Being part of the United Kingdom is good for Scotland and means more money to spend on public services like schools and hospitals”. His focus on democracy is particularly significant as it would be more than a simple policy change, and could result in strengthened popular pressure against austerity, holding any future Labour governments to account, and setting the framework for widespread better visions of what society can and should be like.
“We have people living the high life overseas and getting awards back here”.
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The Labour leader will promise to set up online meetings where people can have their say on legislation.
