Mr Corbyn is expected to face a leadership challenge after a motion of no confidence was passed against him on Tuesday.
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Two other ex-Labour leaders, Gordon Brown and Tessa Jowell, have also urged him to stand down.
Crucially, Mr Corbyn also appears to enjoy the support of trade union chiefs.
A spokesman for the Labour leader said: “Jeremy Corbyn is determined to carry on with the job he was democratically elected to do”.
Labour MEP Mary Honeyball warned the party could split if Mr Corbyn refused to quit.
It did find “an occasionally toxic atmosphere is in danger of shutting down free speech within the party” and called on Labour Party members to refrain from using Nazi imagery and metaphors when discussing current events in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
Mr McDonnell said Mr Watson’s claim was “ludicrous” and that he was confident Mr Corbyn could see off any challenge to his leadership.
Labour MPs were still hoping last night that Mr Corbyn would avoid a head-to-head confrontation with a single challenger by resigning of his own accord.
On the opposition side, over half of Corbyn’s shadow cabinet – the leadership of his party – have now resigned since Sunday in a coordinated series of resignations against the 67-year-old, who only became leader in September.
Referring to Parliamentary rule book Erskine May he said: “For those asking how this is possible it’s in Erskine May”.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of his fellow Labour members of Parliament on Tuesday.
That followed former leader Ed Miliband’s declaration that he had “reluctantly reached the conclusion that his position is untenable”.
Cameron said on June 29, it was bad for the country to have a weak opposition party.
In Parliament, Cameron ceased upon this and said Corbyn should “reflect on” his role in the campaign, adding: “He said he put his back into it, I would hate to see him when he wasn’t trying”. I’m somone who cares deeply anpout this country, deeply about my party, deeply about the causes I think Jeremy and I care about.
Mr Johnson, who led the Leave campaign, will use his launch speech today to present a “positive, optimistic vision” of Britain outside the European Union, offering “a chance to believe in ourselves”.
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For Corbyn to be ousted a rival candidate needs to secure the support of 50 Labour MPs and write to the Labour’s general secretary Iain McNicol announcing their intention to run.
