Labour source: Eagle and Smith have agreed that the one with least nominations will withdraw by 5pm tmrw. — Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) July 18, 2016 Punters on Betfair stay with Corbyn pic.twitter.com/Vo4JQnifZ8 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 18, 2016
Joff Wild on why Len McCluskey will never abandon Jeremy Corbyn One of the more striking aspects of Labour’s headlong plunge into seemingly permanent civil war and irrelevance is the role being played by the trade unions in the conflict; and, in particular, the unwavering and highly vocal support that Jeremy Corbyn has received from Unite leader Len McCluskey. Speaking at the Unite annual conference this week, for example, McCluskey described the mass resignation of shadow ministers from Labour’s front…
2016 LAB Leadership Contest – Latest from Betfair Above is updating live betting from the Betfair exchange on the fight for the LAB leadership which has been totally overshadowed by events in the Tory party and the new PM. To recap in case you haven’t noticed On Monday Angela Eagle held a launch event only to find that almost the entire media walked out in the middle to cover the Andrea Leadsom (remember her?) announcement that she was quitting the…
Polling expert Leo Barasi of the PB/PM podcasts puts his case Why I think, contrary to the smartest Labour journalists like Stephen Bush, the rules on eligibility for the Labour leadership election help Eagle, not Corbyn: It’s indisputable that pre-2015 members are much more pro-Eagle (or whoever the anti-Corbyn challenger is) than members who’ve joined since May. Eagle wins easily among older members, as YouGov’s latest poll shows. Despite that, the poll has Corbyn beating Eagle 50-40 among all members –…
By Southam Observer(Joff Wild) who has rejoined the party after a long absence The sudden end of the Tory leadership contest and Theresa May’s imminent appointment as the country’s new Prime Minister has made the Labour leadership contest – now confirmed following Angela Eagle’s collection of over 50 nominations from MPs and MEPs – even more important than it was previously. Given the slim Tory majority and the potential Brexit deal blocking ability that recalcitrant right wing Tory MPs currently…
Ahead of Tuesday’s NEC judgement, Keiran Pedley argues that the Labour leadership system is broken and leaders that lose a no confidence motion in parliament should be required to seek nominations from MPs to stand again. After something of a phony war, it appears that Labour finally faces a formal challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. A series of talks, led by deputy leader Tom Watson, aimed at achieving a negotiated settlement have come to nought. Angela Eagle has stepped forward…
Corbyn set to be kept off Labour leadership ballot without nominations, reports @georgeeaton https://t.co/WUe9oH4L4p pic.twitter.com/7PqENkiDR7 — The New Statesman Politics (@TheStaggers) July 10, 2016 Watson's cancelling of talks and Corbyn's "I'll sue" shtick both suggest the NEC is gonna rule he needs the nominations.#marr — Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) July 10, 2016 Clearest new mood music this morning from both Corbyn + Eagle is both seem to suspect NEC will say he needs MP nominations to get on ballot — Paul…
Angela Eagle to announce bid for leadership of Labour Party on Monday https://t.co/a4pInpmsS6 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 9, 2016 The Eagle has landed? Angela Eagle 6/1 with @LadPolitics to be next Labour leader https://t.co/KcivD4hzwR — TSE (@TSEofPB) July 9, 2016 Update – Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman says the Labour leader will "contest any leadership challenge" — Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 9, 2016 To be honest, I suspect this is going to be a doomed challenge, and the…