Labour Leadership?

[mushroom25]

assuming a leadership challenge is launched by members of the parliamentary party (the media seem to think it's likely), i'm trying to get my head round how it'll work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36658985

in order to stand, the above link says any candidate needs support of 20% of the party MPs (which is near enough 50, i think - it says 15% if there's a vacancy but since Mr Corbyn has no intention of resigning that doesn't apply). so, assuming he stands (he's said he will), are there that many MPs who'll support him? since nearly all of Mr Corbyn's support comes from the grassroots membership (and it'll be them that elect him), is it fair that the parliamentary party effectively has the final say on who can stand for election?

[Old_Geezer]

The party makes it's own rules, if it doesn't like it then it can opt to change them. I have not studied how it works but I'd have thought, if it were a challenge, the percentages would apply to challengers, and the incumbent get a bye. (As opposed to a bye bye.) Is that not the case ?

[Gromit]

The rule book says challengers to an incumbant leader must have a fifth of nominations from MPs/MEPs. In effect, that is 50 votes.

So the leader does not need nominations, only the challengers. But now they are arguing about that now, and it may be challenged in Court

They really are a complete shower and badly letting down the people they claim to represent. By their own actions they have become irrelevent.

[Gromit]

Corbyn should fight a leadership challenge. If the members reject him, he can go and democracy can be seen to have been done.
If he wins. He should immediately resign. And the Labour MPs can be seen for what they are.

[ludwig]

In theory then as long as the party members keep voting for him, the MPs can never get rid of him. Unless of course his support dwindles to the point where he's incapable of assembling a shadow cabinet.

[CrapAtCryptics]

I was just listening to Margaret Beckett, who looks more like Sid the Sloth with every passing day, and she wouldnt commit to anyone. If they want a future as an electable party they need to modernise and get Hilary Benn in as he is apparently universally respected.

[Baldric]

Labour Leadership, . . . an oxymoron if ever I saw one

[Gromit]

Benn does not want it. He had said he won't stand. And he is a Remainer in a Brexit world.

[youngmafbog]

Exactly DB. Thus yet again the little man taking on the Establishment. All those stabbing Corbyn in the back are traitors to tge real labour cause.

Seems tge students dont like hom now because they didnt get their own way and if course young people of today must have someone else to blame.

Corbyn should call another leadership election and win it and so put paud to the Establishment ruling classs.

Looks like fat boy watson is sharpening his knives as we speak though.

[ichkeria]

The Tories of course, irresponsible ones at any rate, are desperate for Corbyn to stay.
But I distinctly heard the Prime Minister tell him today at PMQ:
'You may be good for my party but you are not good for the country'
Or words to that effect.
Rather an interesting thing for the outgoing PM to say, I thought ...

[naomi24]

//Rather an interesting thing for the outgoing PM to say, I thought ... //

But David Cameron is going by choice. He isn't clinging on by the skin of his teeth and making himself look a complete plonker. Big difference.

[ichkeria]

The world of difference. That wasn't my point however.
He appeared to suggest that the country's interests were not necessarily best served by certain elements in his party.
A reminder perhaps that the Tories are not exactly singing from one hymn sheet themselves. Of course her majesty's opposition are so uselessly led right now that there was no way that was going to picked up

[naomi24]

Oh I see ... but I agree. No comparison.

[whiskeryron]

Whoever takes over leadership of the Labour party surely it should be a Brexiter, one of the main reasons why Jeremy lost the confidence of main stream Labour voters was his determination to vote remain. Thousands of long time Labour supporters live in inner cities where high immigration numbers has made life very difficult & it is thought that Jeremy should have backed Brexit but like a lot of politicians he does not have to live with the consequences of the flood of mass migration.

[Old_Geezer]

It is my belief that a Brexiter is already leader of the Labour party.

[naomi24]

Ron, 'Remain' was the official Labour Party line. He really had no choice in the matter. The Labour Party lost touch with the electorate years ago.

[whiskeryron]

''Immigration''

[Mick-the-Miller]

Corbyn is totally unelectable and if the Labour Party membership can't see that then they deserve to tear themselves apart like they've been doing for the past week!

It beggars belief what these 'Momentum' people can be thinking of - how can they be so stupid!