The country has been plunged into chaos and turmoil, the pound is plummeting, we’re in a political power vacuum, the people are divided and the Conservatives are in disarray – so what better time to try to tear the Labour party apart too? It’s no great surprise that the Labour MPs who have been sniping and undermining Jeremy Corbyn ever since he became party leader are now trying to oust him. But what is astounding is that they have chosen this moment – a time for unity and clear-headedness – to launch such an attempt.
What is it that they think will happen? If they force another leadership contest, he will win again – and they will have wasted months on an irrelevant internal battle at a crucial time.
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