Anna B Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 What can't he stand in? Have I missed something? A General Election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy lady Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 He probably has a lot more voters than you think. We would have found out if he'd been able to stand. Don't tell me the shadow cabinet have knee capped him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 A General Election. Anna, the problem is that he's a radical. He gets other socialists to vote for him with great enthusiasm. That's why they joined the party to support him. But it's no good in a GE as the floating moderates won't vote for him. And socialists only get 1 vote each, no matter how keen they are. Really, I like radicals. I like Corbyn. I don't agree with him on much, but I like him. Or at least I did until he pretended to be for remain. Still I'll probably get over that. He's not PM material and he's destroying the party. Really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 A General Election. Why can't he stand in a GE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Why can't he stand in a GE? I mean as leader of the Labour party. He might be more popular with the general public than he currently is within the party. But they, in their Westminster bubble, have no idea what the general population are thinking, (as this referendum has proved.) The worm has turned, people want a real choice of ideologies, not Tory or Tory Lite.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I mean as leader of the Labour party. He might be more popular with the general public than he currently is within the party. But they, in their Westminster bubble, have no idea what the general population are thinking, (as this referendum has proved.) The worm has turned, people want a real choice of ideologies, not Tory or Tory Lite.... No he won't. He'll lose and he'll lose badly. In doing so he'll greatly weaken the party. Really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I mean as leader of the Labour party. He might be more popular with the general public than he currently is within the party. But they, in their Westminster bubble, have no idea what the general population are thinking, (as this referendum has proved.) The worm has turned, people want a real choice of ideologies, not Tory or Tory Lite.... People don't vote for ideologies. They vote for the person they think is least likely to trash the economy, or rather their bit of the economy. Corbyn is perceived as a complete hard left loony who will bring back 83% income tax and 15% supertax. There is no way the middle ground will vote for that and give up their little luxuries like chai tea and conservatories and swimming pools and music lessons from that nice black chap down the road so they can feel good about helping racial integration. Its just not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Sorry in advance if this may have be stated already. Suppose the anti Corbyn Labour MP's get their way and Corbyn has to stand down, be sacked or any other scenario that removes him. What would happen if he stands in the next leader vote and wins hands down again, what do the Labour anti Corbyn MP's do then?. Will the Labour Party split into two separate entities. The "official" Labour and the "unofficial" Labour Party. Angel1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Corbyn loses the confidence motion 172-40.... I don't think that's enough loyal MP's to replace the ones that walked - he had 43 resignations. So not even able to fully staff a shadow cabinet. Can't see him surviving for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Corbyn loses the confidence motion 172-40.... I don't think that's enough loyal MP's to replace the ones that walked - he had 43 resignations. So not even able to fully staff a shadow cabinet. Can't see him surviving for much longer. Let Labour put forward other nominations for leader against Jeremy. Then what happens if the supporters of the party, vote for Jeremy, again? Remember they are our servants and we are the masters. So if the Labour supporters vote for Jeremy again, what then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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