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It’s very rare for a SHADOW cabinet re-reshuffle to get so much attention

It’s very rare for a SHADOW cabinet re-reshuffle to get so much attention

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The LAB reshuffle rolling thread Hilary Benn leaves Corbyn meeting- says "I'm heading back to my office and am not making any comment" — Rowena Mason (@rowenamason) January 4, 2016 I'm hearing Trotsky to Siberia… #labour #reshuffle — Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) January 4, 2016 #Reshuffle Benn likely to switch jobs: pic.twitter.com/Y8Yw14JcUr — Andrea Mann (@AndreaMann) January 4, 2016 Senior Labour source says "golden rule" of reshuffles is "never ever pre-brief anything until you know you've pulled it off". — George…

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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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In Labour’s entire history just one general election winning leader was the choice of the membership

In Labour’s entire history just one general election winning leader was the choice of the membership

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Watering down the power of MPs has created big problems. Looking at the current gulf between the Parliamentary Labour Party and its leader it is perhaps worth reminding ourselves that party members had no say whatsoever in leadership elections until after the 1983 general election when the party, under Michael Foot, went down to its biggest defeat. He had been chosen by MPs alone and in the first MP ballot in 1980 chalked up just 31.3% of the vote against…

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The internal squabbles in Mr. Corbyn’s Labour – part 105

The internal squabbles in Mr. Corbyn’s Labour – part 105

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The tweet that LAB whip Graham Morris has now deleted. pic.twitter.com/BQ4b09Bn68 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 29, 2015 @georgeeaton Shows the real agenda of the 15 or so MP's who support Corbyn though.Seumas Milne is arranging all the briefings of course. — ForgottenGenius (@ExStrategist) December 29, 2015 Well, there's spin. And then there's this. https://t.co/wre3GEZZ4o pic.twitter.com/ALY0dNNIGv — Liam Hill (@liamjlhill) December 29, 2015 Team Corbyn seems more interested in fighting LAB dissenters who it often refers to as Tories than…

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Corbyn supporters are a broad church. Labour MPs worried that he is leading them to defeat need to engage with their new members.

Corbyn supporters are a broad church. Labour MPs worried that he is leading them to defeat need to engage with their new members.

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The Donald Brind column: From a Labour perspective “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw. The Shavian quote was offered to me by the wise and erudite Lewis Baston after I recounted to him a Twitter spat with blogger Dan Hodges. For the avoidance of doubt, Hodges, who hails from a Labour family but earns his living from the Telegraph and the Spectator, is…

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The pre-Xmas polling rush continues with poor Corbyn Ipsos MORI ratings but LAB now just 4% behind CON with ComRes

The pre-Xmas polling rush continues with poor Corbyn Ipsos MORI ratings but LAB now just 4% behind CON with ComRes

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Chart showing latest @IpsosMORI leader satisfaction ratings pic.twitter.com/P4d6CvaLy9 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 17, 2015 Sharpish drop in Corybn's @IpsosMORI satisfaction ratings amongst LAB voters pic.twitter.com/J0ANmElSjr — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 17, 2015 Via @robfordmancs . Net MORI satisfaction ratings after 3 monthsFoot -21Kinnock + 13Smith + 12Blair +27 Brown + 18Ed M + 1 Corbyn -17 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 17, 2015 LAB gets closer in Mail ComRes phone pollCon 37 (-3) Lab 33 (+4) UKIP 11 (nc)…

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Oldham has firmed up the chances of a Labocalypse

Oldham has firmed up the chances of a Labocalypse

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Corbyn is now safe for months It’s been an up-and-down week for Labour. Rows, splits, mishandled Autumn Budget replies – all forgotten in one swift and decisive victory. Except that’s not true: they’ve not been forgotten and although Labour’s right has gained a new MP, tilting the PLP even further away from the leadership, it’s the left of the party that’s gained the strategic victory. Most obviously but also most transiently, the news narrative has turned positive for Labour and…

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Echoes of History: Hilary Benn and Michael Foot

Echoes of History: Hilary Benn and Michael Foot

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Echoes of history. Donald Brind compares Hilary Benn’s speech on Syrian air strikes to Michael Foot’s on the Falklands. How to draw the sting from Hilary Benn’s brilliant wind-up speech in the Commons debate on Syria air strikes? That was the problem facing Labour and SNP opponents of the military action who were on the wrong end of the 179 majority. They set out to kill it with comparisons. For Labour, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell said it reminded him of…

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