9 years, 2 months ago

Blairites should 'keep their mouths shut' and get behind Jeremy Corbyn, veteran Labour MP advises

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour MPs from the party’s Blairite wing have been acting like they were “born to rule” and entitled to choose its leader, a veteran MP has said. Ronnie Campbell, the long-serving MP for Blyth Valley in Northumberland, said Blairites should keep their “mouths shut” and let the party’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn get on with his job. Mr Campbell said Mr Corbyn was elected by members because they were “fed up of the same old Blairite, Progress policies” and suggested some from Labour’s right might be “in the wrong party”. He however predicted that the party’s left wing would be “f*****d” and “doomed” if Mr Corbyn lost the 2020 election with left-wing policies.

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How Dominic Cummings tried to help Jeremy Corbyn become prime minister

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How Dominic Cummings tried to help Jeremy Corbyn become prime minister

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jeremy Corbyn | Rebel with a cause

The Hindu

Leftwing leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has represented Islington North in the U.K. Parliament since 1983, won the constituency for a historic 11th time in the July 4 election. In July 2018, three Jewish newspapers in the U.K. printed the same headline — “United We Stand” — to draw attention to alleged antisemitism under Mr. Corbyn’s leadership. In his speech, he …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jeremy Corbyn, Ousted From Labour Party He Once Led, Wins Seat As Independent

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Jeremy Corbyn joins junior doctors on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, London, on June 27. Jordan Pettitt - PA Images via Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn was reelected to his seat in the House of Commons as an independent in the U.K. general elections Thursday, running against the party he once led before he was ousted. Corbyn put together …

9 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn: Labour MPs secretly want me to win

The Telegraph

At an event to address canvassers, there were echoes of the 2017 general election campaign that had seen Mr Corbyn as Labour leader surpass expectations in terms of total seats won. There was even at one point a chant of “Oh, Jeremy Corbyn”, sung to the tune of the White Stripes’s Seven Nation Army - the unofficial anthem of Mr …

9 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Corbyn would have been better PM than Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer claims under grilling from voters in crunch Question Time debate - as Rishi promises to send election date betting Tories packi

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Jeremy Corbyn would have made a better prime minister than Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer claimed last night. Sir Keir became flustered as he was pressed to say whether he had genuinely believed his claim at the 2019 election that Mr Corbyn would make a 'great prime minister'. Sir Keir became flustered as he was pressed to say whether he …

9 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Corbyn would have been better PM than Boris Johnson, says Keir Starmer

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9 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer wriggles on why he backed Jeremy Corbyn for PM in 2019 saying he 'wanted to be re-elected' and 'didn't think Labour would win' as he is grilled by audience on BBC Question Time election s

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Keir Starmer dodged on why he backed Jeremy Corbyn for PM tonight as he faced a BBC Question Time grilling. Asked why he claimed that the left-winger would be a 'great PM', Sir Keir said: 'It wasn't a question that arose because I didn't think we would win that election.' Sir Keir also said he chose Labour's plan for a …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Corbyn to say expansion of private sector ‘not the answer’ to NHS crisis

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Corbyn is to warn the Labour Party that more …

10 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour Party after confirming he will stand as independent in general election

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10 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn set to cause Sir Keir a headache by standing against Labour as an independent candidate in Islington North - a seat he has held since 1983

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Jeremy Corbyn is set to cause a fresh headache for Sir Keir Starmer by announcing that he will stand against Labour as an independent candidate. Mr Corbyn’s decision to run may prove an unwelcome distraction for Sir Keir’s operation due to his local popularity and the likely intense attention on the individual race. Sir Keir Starmer pictured with Jeremy Corbyn …

1 year, 1 month ago

More than 90 MPs now back call for Lindsay Hoyle to quit over Gaza vote controversy as Commons Speaker cuts an unusual quiet figure at Prime Minister's Questions

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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing deepening opposition from MPs with more than 90 now backing a move to replace him. Sir Lindsay sparked anger when he broke with convention last week to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to the SNP's motion for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Speaker's choice to select both a Labour amendment …

1 year, 4 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn’s days as a Labour MP ‘are over’, says Keir Starmer

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2 years, 1 month ago

Jeremy Corbyn should be allowed to stand for Labour, says Unite boss

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The head of one of Britain’s biggest trade unions has suggested that Jeremy Corbyn be allowed to stand as the Labour candidate for Islington North at the next election. Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, stated Mr Corbyn – currently suspended – “is a Labour MP” and appeared criticised the party’s internal investigation into the former leader. So rather than …

2 years, 5 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn: Rishi Sunak is no pragmatist – and the opposition now has a choice to make

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2 years, 5 months ago

‘Livid’ Tory backbencher says he has ‘had enough of talentless people’

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A Conservative backbencher has said he has “had enough of talentless people“ after MPs were allegedly “manhandled” and “bullied” in the House of Commons during a vote on fracking. The U-turn caused chaos in the division lobbies and Labour’s Chris Bryant claimed he saw MPs being “physically manhandled” and “bullied” into the voting lobby. Sir Charles added: “I have had …

5 years ago

Tony Blair on how Labour can learn from his time in power and win again

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5 years, 1 month ago

Jeremy Corbyn says he is ready to serve in shadow cabinet after he is replaced as Labour leader

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5 years, 2 months ago

Labour leadership: Corbyn’s failure to fight Brexit contributed to election loss, says Clive Lewis

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5 years, 3 months ago

Former Labour MP and Corbyn ally blames Tony Blair for election defeat

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5 years, 3 months ago

Tony Blair is right about Labour, but he is wrong to say it now

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5 years, 3 months ago

Labour leadership: Clive Lewis enters race to succeed Corbyn after election defeat

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5 years, 3 months ago

Labour can’t figure out who’s responsible for its failure, so it’s barking like a dog at its own reflection

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5 years, 3 months ago

Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn must stand down now

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5 years, 3 months ago

Labour leadership: Demands for Jeremy Corbyn to apologise as he faces MPs after historic defeat

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5 years, 3 months ago

Angry Labour backlash after Jeremy Corbyn refuses to take blame for election disaster or set departure date

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5 years, 3 months ago

General election: Former Labour home secretary rants about ‘disaster’ Corbyn after heavy defeat

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5 years, 3 months ago

Furious Labour MPs turn on Jeremy Corbyn saying 'hardline socialist' leader responsible for defeat

Daily Mail

Labour was engulfed in a brutal civil war today as moderates warned of '20 years of Tory rule' unless Jeremy Corbyn's supporters were removed from positions of power. The bitter recrimination between Mr Corbyn' hard-Left supporters and more moderate factions began as soon as the exit polls last night Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry is among those expected to run …

5 years, 3 months ago

Why is Jeremy Corbyn seen as so unelectable by so many British voters?

ABC

Jeremy Corbyn is railing against "cuts, closures and poverty". It says something about the depths of the austerity cuts in Britain that Mr Corbyn was not only backed into the Labour leadership, but went on to gain the largest increase in the party's share of the vote in the 2017 election since World War II. On Wednesday, a group of …

5 years, 4 months ago

Dump Jeremy Corbyn: Crushing verdict of 'dozens' of Labour candidates

Daily Mail

Jeremy Corbyn is proving such a disaster with voters that Labour candidates want to replace him midway through the General Election campaign. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on a train yesterday during his return from a visit to Sheffield At the launch of Labour’s manifesto last week – which was branded its most Left-wing blueprint ever – activists sought to …

5 years, 4 months ago

UK general election on 12 Dec: Weary voters to choose between 'Brexit' Boris Johnson and 'comrade' Jeremy Corbyn

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A Conservative Boris Johnson is lumbering up to secure a clear majority so he can push through his version of Brexit; Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn after months of dithering has finally made up his mind to renegotiate Johnson’s deal and put it for public vote, which he says would be a choice between a “credible” Leave option versus Remain …

5 years, 4 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn loses more election support, with former Labour MPs urging votes for Boris Johnson

ABC

Two former Labour MPs have urged voters not to support UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming general election. Key points: Former Labour junior minister Ian Austin urged voters to back Boris Johnson's Conservative Party The comments by the Labour figures came a day after deputy leader Tom Watson announced he was leaving politics Conservative candidate Nick Conrad stood …

5 years, 4 months ago

General election: Second ex-Labour MP urges people to vote for Boris Johnson to stop Jeremy Corbyn

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5 years, 4 months ago

Election campaign off to shaky start as Tory gaffes overshadow Boris Johnson's Brexit pledge

ABC

The UK Parliament has been dissolved ahead of next month's general election after Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the Queen. "Come with us, get Brexit done, and take this country forward," Mr Johnson said. Mr Corbyn, whose Labour Party gained 30 seats in the 2017 snap election, said his party would deliver real change and "transform" the country. "I …

5 years, 5 months ago

Labour MPs 'don't want to back Jeremy Corbyn as PM'

Daily Mail

Jeremy Corbyn faces a huge battle to keep Labour together during the snap election today amid claims some of his own MPs don't want to see him as PM. Jeremy Corbyn insists he is 'ready' for the dramatic pre-Christmas contest, describing it as a 'once in a generation chance for change' Former leadership contender Owen Smith has announced he will …

5 years, 5 months ago

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell gets set to take the reins from 'worn-out' Corbyn

Daily Mail

John McDonnell is now effectively the Labour leader as a ‘tired’ Jeremy Corbyn prepares to step back, senior party insiders claimed last night. The claims emerged amid reports that Mr McDonnell, one of Mr Corbyn’s oldest political allies, was behind last week’s alleged ‘demotion’ of key Corbyn aide Karie Murphy. John McDonnell is now effectively the Labour leader as a …

5 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Angry MPs accuse Corbyn of ‘stitch-up’ to stop Labour backing Remain in second referendum

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5 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Fresh Labour referendum bid as Jeremy Corbyn comes under pressure

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5 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn faces fight to stop him ‘staying neutral’ in fresh referendum, Labour figures warn

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5 years, 7 months ago

Boris may end up delivering Corbyn as PM

Deccan Chronicle

Alastair Campbell has written a longish “open” letter to Jeremy Corbyn, helpfully explaining why he has decided not to contest his expulsion from the Labour party. The remarkable thing is that Alastair believes there is anyone of importance in the party, or indeed outside of it, who gives a monkey’s one way or the other. For all of Jeremy Corbyn’s …

5 years, 7 months ago

Boris made PM to ward off fresh UK elections

Deccan Chronicle

In form and feature, face and limb/ I grew so like my brother,/ That folks went taking me for him/ And each for one another. To make my point, let me describe the scene in November 2016, on US election night at my friend’s Dumbo Loft in Brooklyn, New York, where we had collected, say, 20 friends from all sorts …

5 years, 8 months ago

Nigel Farage demands the Tories STAND ASIDE and give the Brexit Party a free run in Labour seats

Daily Mail

Nigel Farage has unveiled more than a hundred Brexit Party candidates as he demanded the Tories stand aside and give them a free run in marginal Labour seats. Mr Farage appealed to the Tories, saying: 'If you vote Tory you will get Corbyn and you should stand aside for the Brexit Party, who can beat him in these constituencies' Annunziata …

5 years, 9 months ago

Tony Blair releases extraordinary video accusing Jeremy Corbyn of 'bad politics and worse history'

Daily Mail

Tony Blair has launched a blistering attack on Jeremy Corbyn and told him 'enough is enough' as he warned him against criticising the record of the last Labour government. Tony Blair took recent comments made by Jeremy Corbyn about inequality as a direct criticism of the last Labour government. In a video published on social media today, Mr Blair said …

5 years, 9 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn: Even loyal MPs are considering life without their leader over Brexit

The Independent

Despite the Conservatives’ calamitous fifth place in the European elections and their divisive leadership election, Labour somehow managed to match their bad headlines this week. Its poor third place behind Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and the Liberal Democrats came as a shock to Jeremy Corbyn, who was badly advised by aides about the likely impact of his “all things to …

5 years, 9 months ago

Alastair Campbell: Labour to review expulsion of Blair’s ex-spin doctor, says Corbyn ally

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5 years, 10 months ago

Voters are punishing Labour for its Brexit ‘fudge’, angry MPs warn Corbyn after shock election losses

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5 years, 10 months ago

Angry Labour MPs lash out at Jeremy Corbyn ally for saying party ‘trying to bail out’ the Tories over Brexit

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5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn warned ‘demoralised’ Labour voters will boycott elections after second referendum fudge

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Labour MPs attack Corbyn after party chairman keeps job despite defying order to back new referendum

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5 years, 11 months ago

Angry Conservative MPs condemn Theresa May for opening Brexit talks with 'Marxist, antisemite' Corbyn

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6 years, 1 month ago

Jeremy Corbyn's referendum pledge is a fragile fix for a splintering Labour party

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Nigel Farage accused Rupert Lowe of 'disgusting' and 'contemptible' behaviour after the former Reform MP accused him of leading the party like a 'messiah', leaked messages have revealed. In a WhatsApp message that raises questions about why Mr Lowe was suspended earlier this month, Mr Farage accused the Great Yarmouth MP of 'damaging the party just before elections' by speaking …

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Nigel Farage admits Reform hit by 'turbulence' amid row with ex-party MP Rupert Lowe as he unveils raft of council defectors to his party

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Not a single MP will step forward to criticise Sir Lindsay Hoyle despite the Mail's revelations

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Several MPs have refused to publicly criticise Sir Lindsay Hoyle despite the Mail's revelations in recent days. Each stated the Commons Speaker wields huge unchecked power, as he can decide whether MPs' questions, legislation amendments and private Bills are heard. MPs have refused to publicly criticise Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle despite recent revelations, citing his huge unchecked power Many …

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