Clearly this is a blow for Corbyn’s authority as leader – the Chancellor of the party Labour is supposed to oppose managed to incite a rebellion within its own ranks. Kelly’s question was: how much will I lose in tax credits?
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I’m not saying that Blairities shouldn’t be allowed to disagree with Corbyn, but they should justify their disagreements with actual reasons, and not just “I’m just showing him the same loyalty he showed Blair, Brown, and Miliband”.
Although Labour will now vote against the measure, Mr McDonnell insisted “we are not deficit deniers”.
At Wednesday’s weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session, Cameron urged Labour MPs disillusioned with Corbyn and McDonnell to vote with the government.
A few Labour MPs in Swansea Bay are set to side with their party leader and oppose military action to protect civilians in Syria. It is going to be a “bumpy ride” for the pair because they have never held such positions and are doing their learning “in public”, he adds.
Mr Bailey stressed he was not a rebel.
“But it does signify a change in heart by Labour to move towards a balanced budget. John McDonnell is a unsafe left-wing ideological clown”.
“Inequality is down, child poverty is down and the shambles we were left by the Labour party is what we are clearing up right now and we will continue to do so”. “More, more, more”, they cried.
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has branded the Government’s Fiscal Charter a “ridiculous charade” which should not have been dignified with a debate.
Turning to the wider economy and a crunch Commons vote later on the Charter for Budget Responsibility, the Prime Minister continued: “The point you need to focus on is this: All these people benefit from a growing economy where wages are rising, where inflation is falling and where we are getting rid of our deficit to create economic stability – it’s that stability we will be voting on in the lobbies tonight”. “We won’t win on a far left prospective, we have to win from the centre ground”.
It says that “through these actions, we aim to demonstrate on a micro level how collective action and Labour values can transform our society for the better”.
As of this week Labour’s new policy of tax, spend, borrow – and give the magic money tree a hefty shake – is hardly likely to reassure anxious floating voters that Corbyn and Co can be trusted with their hard earned money. Not only will they block with the Tories to this end, but they are also making clear they will split the party if necessary-something Corbyn has made clear he will do whatever it takes to avoid.
The irony is that Mr Corbyn installed his close ally Mr McDonnell in the Shadow Cabinet’s most important post because he wanted to avoid a repeat of the Blair-Brown power struggle.
The party has seen a surge in membership nationally since its election defeat to the Conservatives in May, with tens of thousands becoming members or registered supporters. A hollowed out Labour Party with a minimalist offer can not secure the broad support needed to govern.
In 2013, 1,117,000 households had mortgage debts amounting to more than 4.5 times their disposable income.
Mr Cameron said he could not remember a question with so many mistakes in it.
Syria – David Cameron is hoping to build Commons support for air strikes on so-called Islamic State militants in Syria.
Labour’s former shadow education minister Tristram Hunt is no Corbyn/McDonnell fan.
Mr Williams said he personally regretted that under the party’s current rules, sitting MPs did not have to go through a full selection procedure. While his standing was enhanced by the split, New Labour was irreparably damaged by it as its reputation for cynicism became embedded and the broad electoral coalition that delivered two landslides started to crumble. Mr Corbyn should take note: it’s economic credibility, stupid.
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Prime Minister’s Questions was dominated by tax credits and the Labour U-turn on backing George Osborne’s plans to reduce the deficit.
