Responding to the speech, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said Corbyn had “rekindled the spark of hope that has been dampened for so long, and given people a vision of what a fairer, more equal country could look like”. We wonder which of them he will pick, and which poor soul had to go through 33,000 questions from members of the Labour Party.
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But the law was defended as a natural progression by the ruling Conservative party, which said that while unions had helped create a fairer society, strikes were now called by hardcore activists without wider support.
One Labour MP Simon Danczuk predicted that Mr Corbyn would have to change his tune on the EU.
Corbyn appointed men to shadow these roles: John McDonnell is the new shadow chancellor, the man Corbyn would like to run Britain’s economy if he became prime minister; Andy Burnham, who lost to Corbyn in the leadership race, is the new shadow home secretary; and Hilary Benn is the shadow foreign secretary.
“But we won’t get Britain building unless we keep his economy going”.
He second lengthy question was on behalf of “Steven” about cuts in rent.
Southend Labour group leader Ian Gilbert, who stood in Rochford and Southend East in May, is more optimistic.
“Down the line it will mean worse conditions, worse maintenance and fewer people working in it and a greater problem for people living in those properties”.
During the St Paul’s Cathedral event, he was seen standing silently, a few places away from Prime Minister David Cameron, as those around him sang along.
“They spoke very loudly, they elected Jeremy Corbyn and we need to unite around that leadership team and give them a chance”.
Pro-European former Labour minster Lord Mandelson warned at the weekend that Mr Corbyn’s unclear stance could undermine the campaign to stay in.
The Labour leader said: “This is absolutely shameful”.
He’s received 33,000 questions to wade through, and you’d imagine most are like this.
The PMQs can also be followed on the BBC News website’s live page and its news channel from noon. “Those are the ways we can create an economy where work pays and everyone is better off”.
He said Mr Corbyn was free “not to do it in private” but he should sing the anthem when attending a “state occasion”.
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She said: “It is no secret that I supported a different candidate for leader but the election is now over and Labour needs to turn its fire upon the Tories whose policies are having a seriously damaging effect on the lives of my constituents”.
