Momentum grew out of Corbyn’s campaign to lead the main opposition Labour party past year, and now counting 18,000 members, has been vigorously supporting his efforts to fight off a leadership challenge by Owen Smith.
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Jeremy Corbyn has been comfortably re-elected leader of the British Labour Party, easily bearing off a challenge by Owen Smith.
Despite the strong victory for Mr. Corbyn, he presides over a fractured party, with many parliamentarians apparently at odds with the grassroots members, who support the continuing leader.
There was a 77.6 per cent turnout in the election – with 506,438 votes cast – but Labour MP Neil Coyle said this was not a great result.
He received support from senior shadow cabinet member Andy Burnham, who stayed neutral in the leadership contest. Many of them joined Labour at the last minute to vote for him, helping him to win the 2015 leadership contest with 59.5% of the vote.
The party is expected to reveal the victor in the contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith at a special conference before midday.
“Labour remain disunited, chaotic and incapable of forging a better future for Wales and the UK”.
Despite the calls for unity, Labour members continue to trade blame for the party’s woes.
The question now is how Labour MPs respond, with some calling for the party to unite.
Owen Smith won 116,960 member, 36,599 registered supporter, and 39,670 affiliated supporter votes.
“One hundred and seventy-two Labour MPs don’t think Jeremy Corbyn can lead the Labour Party – so how can he lead the country?”
Urging the party to come back together, Mr Corbyn quoted from the maiden Commons speech of Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed earlier this year.
He said the leadership election was a distraction from holding the Conservative government to account.
Already a number of MPs have publicly stated they would not serve with him in a shadow cabinet.
Smith also tweeted his congratulations to Corbyn “on being elected decisively” as Labour leader.
Mr Corbyn has suggested olive branches will be offered after his victory but it remains to be seen who will be invited back into his team and whether they will agree.
Cooper says she was subject to death threats to her children and grandchildren, and as part of a clampdown on internet abuse the National Executive Committee (NEC) have agreed that membership to the party would include strict rules on social media behaviour, with members signing a document agreeing to follow the policies.
Smith, who had previously said he would not return to the front bench congratulated Corbyn on the result and said he would consider ways to help the Labor party win the next election.
After the result was announced, Mr Corbyn thanked voters for their “trust and support”.
“Congratulations to Jeremy on his victory and commiserations to Owen”, said Mr Miliband, whose reforms created the electoral system which delivered Mr Corbyn victory.
In a video message to supporters, Mr Corbyn insisted that his internal critics had a “duty to unite”, regardless of the margin of victory.
“We look forward to working with Jeremy to oppose the Conservatives and to bring about a progressive government at the next election”, said co-leader Caroline Lucas.
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He said: “It’s not for me to lay down that time frame but from within the party’s constituent parts probably brokered by the NEC there should be an agreed period of time in which we will say “right, let’s take stock of what progress is being made here”.
