Supporters Mr Corbyn retains the support of some of Britain’s biggest unions, and his supporters are confident that most of the party members who voted for him past year would do so again. Analysts predict that two possible candidates who could fight for the leadership include deputy leader, Tom Watson, and ex-shadow business secretary, Angela Eagle.
Advertisement
A source close to Mr Watson told the Press Association that he had tried to talk to Mr Corbyn about standing down but he refused to “engage”.
Meanwhile, French economist Thomas Piketty has quit as an adviser to Mr. Corbyn after what he described as the Labour leader’s “weak campaign” for Britain to remain in the EU, The Guardian reported.
The media frenzy came about following comments made by Corbyn at the launch of a report on alleged anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
“This is not ideological – the opposition to him is from all wings of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP)”.
Rowley is one of a trio of Labour MSPs who have said attempts to oust Corbyn have “broken the hearts of Labour Party members”.
In what could possibly be the most tense Prime Minister’s Questions of the year, David Cameron called on Jeremy Corbyn to resign urging: “For heaven’s sake man, go!”.
“We now have to demand that we gain protection for the workers’ rights that we’ve got, gain protection for the social chapter we’ve got, the environmental and sustainability regulations that we’ve got and all of those issues”.
Some MPs suggested Mr Corbyn was willing to quit but was being kept in place by allies and advisers on the left of the party.
Members of the Lincoln Labour Party have given their backing to Jeremy Corbyn’s continued leadership, while attacking the actions of the large majority of party MPs who want to see him replaced.
MPs on all sides of Labour’s party split have repeatedly spoken out against online abuse against politicians.
“I believe we now need to move forward under a new leader to rebuild confidence in Labour and start to look like a government in waiting”.
The revolt among Labour MPs was triggered by the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, after which Mr Cameron announced his resignation. The mechanism is him resigning.
Advertisement
However, Rowley praised Corbyn in a statement that said he had offered an “alternative to the austerity driven divisions within our economy and society”. “I think Jeremy could win it again”.
