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Why Sadiq Khan shouldn’t resign as an MP were he to become London Mayor

Why Sadiq Khan shouldn’t resign as an MP were he to become London Mayor

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In May, Khan might be the only electoral success for Labour and like Boris that could propel him towards the leadership of his party. I’ll be frank, I think Jeremy Corbyn is a disaster for Labour, with his and his team’s approach to politics there will be no electoral low that Labour won’t plunge under his leadership as evidenced by his poor personal polling. With the reshuffle this week I get the feeling the Parliamentary Labour Party have reached a…

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Not in my name: Alastair Meeks looks at Corbyn’s leadership style

Not in my name: Alastair Meeks looks at Corbyn’s leadership style

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No compromise on issue regarded by him as matters of principle In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the burning topic of the day – literally, on occasion –  was religion.  In England, the cutting edge of religious thought was found among what we now call the Puritans.  This label was originally in fact a catch-all term of abuse for a variety of different hardline Protestant groups and not one that those so labelled would have welcomed.  One of the seminal…

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Corbyn’s reshuffle – the aftermath with more resignations expected

Corbyn’s reshuffle – the aftermath with more resignations expected

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Glum faces on Labour's front bench pic.twitter.com/dNnKUzp2hs — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 6, 2016 How politics works 2016. Stephen Doughty just quit as Shad Foreign minister live on BBCDaily Politics. Was kinda obvs given tweet in wee hrs — Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) January 6, 2016 The appointment of Emily Thornberry as Shadow Defence Secretary confirms the Labour Party is a threat to our national security. — CCHQ Press (@CCHQPress) January 6, 2016 First resignation in wake of Labour reshuffle…

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Whoever started the briefing about a “revenge reshuffle” has done Corbyn no favours

Whoever started the briefing about a “revenge reshuffle” has done Corbyn no favours

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So after all of that Hilary Benn retains his Shadow Foreign Secretary jobhttps://t.co/qnFEtf3Bvd pic.twitter.com/kLTdSNNRQG — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 6, 2016 The changes don’t live up to the billing In the end the news that Hilary Benn would remain in post came at 1.07 am and the overall package appears little different from what it was before. Benn is still there while Emily Thornberry replaces Maria Eagle as shadow defence secretary. She in turn switches to the culture job. Full…

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Now Labour’s divisions are being talked about as being “a Political Civil War”

Now Labour’s divisions are being talked about as being “a Political Civil War”

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Statement from Labour First From Labour First – what a political civil war looks like: pic.twitter.com/ysX1QHnOOu — Glen O'Hara (@gsoh31) January 5, 2016 The fallout over the “Revenge Reshuffle” goes on What a day. First there was the news that Cameron is to allow ministers freedom to campaign for LEAVE in EURef campaign… and Corbyn’s reshuffle is sending our reverberations that look set to make any form of reconciliation in the party nigh on impossible. From the information that’s coming…

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Keeping Benn as shadow Foreign Sec could make Corbyn look weak but sacking him could be even more dangerous

Keeping Benn as shadow Foreign Sec could make Corbyn look weak but sacking him could be even more dangerous

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Hilary Benn in last month's Syria debate with Corbyn at his side pic.twitter.com/Nulzb0u7A4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 3, 2016 Reshuffles are tricky times for leaders At present I haven’t seen any betting markets on Hilary Benn’s survival as Corbyn’s shadow Foreign Secretary but no doubt these will be opened. There could be three options: Benn stays in current role: Benn remains as part of top team but in a different role or Benn out of the shadow cabinet completely….

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Just like in the 80s a Benn is causing headaches for the Labour leader

Just like in the 80s a Benn is causing headaches for the Labour leader

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Given her history with the cross of St George this might not help Corbyn's patriotism issue. https://t.co/z0KbUGtWrd pic.twitter.com/OKvVxQ4ol3 — TSE (@TSEofPB) January 2, 2016 Several of Sunday’s papers have stories about Jeremy Corbyn’s planned ‘revenge’ reshuffle, The Sunday Telegraph report, Jeremy Corbyn is lining up Emily Thornberry as his new foreign secretary to replace Hilary Benn, in a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet expected next week, the Sunday Telegraph understands. The Labour leader is planning to appoint Ms Thornberry, the former…

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Star War images: Jedi Jezza and Stormtrooper Osbo

Star War images: Jedi Jezza and Stormtrooper Osbo

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The Donald Brind column – from a Labour perspective An old joke was given fresh legs just before Christmas when George Osborne set out to sprinkle some stardust on his image with an appearance at the premiere of Star Wars. Q. Why did 4,000 people boo George Osborne? A. Because that’s how many the cinema holds. In the original version it was the 80,000 capacity of the Olympic stadium that limited the opprobrium heaped on the Chancellor during the 2012…

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