Supporters of Mr Corbyn have the numbers to “mount a partial takeover” and do not think it matters if Labour wins an election, while “some actually disdain government”, Mr Blair said.
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“It will mean rout, possibly annihilation”, he said.
“I understand Jeremy has strong support”.
The surprise emergence of Jeremy Corbyn as the apparent frontrunner in the race has led to calls for it to be re-run over allegations that it has been exploited by hard-left groups and political opponents including Conservative activists. But it is understandable that he did not want history to record that he remained silent as Corbyn marched to victory.
A source close to Yvette Cooper’s Labour leadership campaign has told Sky News their camp is expecting an endorsement from Gordon Brown. Here, we ask prominent south Essex Labour politicians who they are backing?
Mr Burnham will follow in the footsteps of Jeremy Corbyn, the man who is now favourite to take over leadership of the Labour Party.
Will Tony Blair’s intervention into the Labour leadership contest really make a difference?
The candidates have been involved in a series of public debates since the leadership campaign started on June 15 and ballot papers will be sent out to Labour supporters on Friday.
“I think she is competent and it is no good looking back”.
Addressing Mr Danczuk, Jill Rowe said: “You’re a disgrace to the Labour Party and so is anyone else who plots a coup against any democratically elected leader”.
“All of the candidates are very committed people”.
Over 600,000 people have registered to vote.
“Those of us who lived through the turmoil of the 80s know every line of this script. These are policies from the past that were rejected not because they were too principled, but because a majority of the British people thought they didn’t work”.
Cllr Hont said: “I will be speaking for Andy Burnham at the hustings, and there will be representatives for each of the other candidates – it’s for the Wavertree constituency Labour party and I’m glad that it’s going ahead”. It’s not enough to be angry at the world – we’re the Labour Party, we have a responsibility to change the world or what’s the point of us at all?
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He will then hold regular votes on policy issues and organisational changes with a newly expanded left-wing membership, most of which he is likely to win, while arguing that MPs who oppose him are part of an out-of-touch Westminster bubble.
