It will go ahead on Sunday and he will say: ” It is not enough for the The Labour Party to simply talk about being anti-austerity.
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Labour faces the unlikely situation where most MPs in the 232-strong parliamentary party are opposed to Corbyn’s leadership, though he enjoys much support from members of the party.
However, the party ruled Tuesday that he can partake in the contest for leadership again without having to seek support from lawmakers. The inequality and poverty that exists in this country.
“That will strengthen our party in order to defeat this Tory government and bring in a government that cares for the people”.
Her call came shortly after Labour’s National Executive Committee suspended all local party meetings amid reports of intimidation, bullying and threatening behaviour, and just days after a brick was thrown through her own constituency office window in Wallasey on Merseyside.
“I have been elected previous year – ten months ago today – with a very large mandate”, he said.
Owen Smith has cancelled his campaign launch to make his bid to become leader of the Labour party following the attack in Nice.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, a key ally of Mr Corbyn, said on Twitter: “Jeremy on the ballot”.
The former shadow business secretary also lifted the lid on working in Mr Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, complaining of “parallel organisations”, “constant cancelled meetings” and a leader “pushing away” MPs.
And shadow secretary of state for defence Clive Lewis said the rules showed “quite clearly he should have been on the ballot” and said he would be supporting Mr Corbyn.
“There’s been a very long legal discussion this afternoon, there were very well-qualified lawyers on hand to advise so I think we are fine”, he told reporters after the decision of Labour’s National Executive Committee.
“As someone who has also received death threats this week and previously, I am calling on all Labour party members and supporters to act with calm and treat each other with respect and dignity, even where there is disagreement”, he said.
The BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg said it was highly likely that the Labour Party itself would challenge the decision in the courts.
A new candidate has joined the race to win the United Kingdom opposition party leadership contest whose victor will be announced in September.
But following the European Union referendum, he was hit by mass walkouts from the shadow cabinet and shadow ministerial positions in protest at his leadership.
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The Labour leadership election began on Monday when former shadow minister Angela Eagle launched a formal challenge after receiving the support of 51 Labour MPs, the number required to appear on the ballot paper.
