Sentences with phrase «coup against corbyn»

Many insiders believe that if a coup against Corbyn's leadership was ever to take place, Watson — who acts as a bridge to the trade unions, and maintains close links across the parliamentary party — would be involved.

Hilary Benn was sacked as shadow foreign secretary shortly before 1 am on Sunday amid reports that he was leading a coup against Corbyn.

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It seems increasingly obvious that if Corbyn wins again, and provided the gerrymandering of the NEC has not be successful he should, that he is still not going to take decisive action against the coup plotters but will use the occasion to make more calls for party unity.

As Shadow Health Secretary looked on, Mr McDonnell told the «JC4PM» event: «Today we defeated the first wave of a coup against Jeremy Corbyn.

However, senior party figures have been advising that would - be critics should remain cautious, keen to avoid a repeat of the chaotic but failed «coup» against Corbyn's leadership that began after the Brexit vote last summer.

He also sought to distance himself from any suggestions of a plot against Mr Corbyn, insisting that it was a small faction of right wing MPs who had been guilty of attempting a coup.

Eleven members of the Shadow Cabinet resigned yesterday after Mr Corbyn sacked Hilary Benn in the early hours of Sunday morning, apparently for helping to organise the coup against him.

That followed eleven members of the Shadow Cabinet resigning yesterday after Mr Corbyn sacked Hilary Benn in the early hours of Sunday morning, amid claims he was leading a coup against the leader.

Labour's @BarryGardiner says he is not aware of a «soft coup» against Jeremy Corbyn despite claim by shadow chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP pic.twitter.com/hY5wYhlr 3y

It was understandable when the born again Blairites were plotting against Corbyn, and then it increased into the coup last week, the avalanche.

Labour's 27 % may look bad when compared to the Tories» 43 %, but it's frankly miraculous when you consider that the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition — which recently condemned the «Blairite coup» against Corbyn — attracted 0.1 % of the vote in the 2015 general election.

More than 50 shadow ministers have resigned as part of the coup against Mr Corbyn, the most recent being Lyn Brown and Kevin Brennan, as the rebels try to make it impossible for the leader to operate an effective opposition.

He was sacked by Jeremy Corbyn shortly before 1 am today amid reports that he was leading a coup against him.

Corbyn is facing an all - out coup against him from Labour MPs angry at his leadership during the referendum campaign.

The latest shambolic move in the coup against Mr Corbyn opponents unable to sign up new supporters behind a «unity» candidate — with the deadline for registering on Wednesday.

The leader of the Unite union has hit out at Labour grandees being «dragged out» to be part of the «unedifying» coup against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn which he said was «outrageous».

It comes after The Observer newspaper claimed that the shadow foreign secretary was organising a coup against Mr Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has sacked Hilary Benn after reports the shadow foreign secretary was planning to spearhead a coup against the leader.

More than 50 shadow ministers have resigned as part of the coup against Mr Corbyn - the most recent being Emma Lewell - Buck, Nick Smith and Ms Glass - as the rebels try to make it impossible for the leader to operate an effective opposition.

A respected Labour MP has hit out at colleagues who let the Government «off the hook» after Brexit by turning their focus on a coup against Jeremy Corbyn.

His comments could refer to Unite general secretary Len McLuskey, who yesterday condemned the ongoing parliamentary coup against Mr Corbyn in strong terms.

On stage with Diane Abbott, Mr McDonnell told the «JC4PM» event: «Today we defeated the first wave of a coup against Jeremy Corbyn.

But last night coup plotters were adamant only one will be allowed to take on Mr Corbyn if he is on the ballot paper - to avoid splitting the vote against him.

Ms Thornberry was shadow defence secretary until a parliamentary coup against Mr Corbyn over the past two weeks forced a front bench reshuffle.

Paul Flynn - an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who was appointed Shadow Commons Leader and Shadow Welsh Secretary after the attempted coup against the Labour leader - said MPs should be given an allowance on top of their salaries instead of having to submit receipts proving how much they had spent.