Sentences with phrase «corbyn kept off the ballot»
A successful coup requires a rigged leadership election, with Corbyn kept off the ballot paper.
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He was accused of trying to keep Corbyn off the ballot when the Labour leader faced a challenge in 2016 and some also held him responsible for Labour failing to make even bigger gains at last year's general election.
We'll soon find out whether Corbyn will be permitted to stand in the upcoming leadership contest or if the NEC will vote to keep him off the ballot.
Abbott said it would be «a travesty in terms of natural justice and fairness» if the party tried to keep Corbyn off the ballot.
Corbyn's victory, which means he has now won more Labour leadership elections than Tony Blair, and two more than Gordon Brown, was widely expected from the beginning of the contest, with Labour's self - styled «moderates» seemingly reliant on keeping Corbyn off the ballot paper, something they failed to do in July's NEC meeting.
Any attempts to keep Jeremy Corbyn, elected just 10 months ago with an enormous mandate, off the ballot paper by legal means risks a lasting division in the party.
They will probably still attempt in court to keep Corbyn off the ballot, but just supposing they do, what sort of mandate would the new leader have?