The obstacle to this plan is Labour's
leadership selection rules.
Better precedents would be James Callaghan, the former Labour prime minister, and the ex-Conservative leader, Michael Howard, who both stayed on temporarily while their parties debated changing
leadership selection rules.
Not exact matches
The new
selection rules opened the door to this left - wing revolt — though not before moderate Labour MPs, seeking to «widen the debate» in the
leadership contest, helped Corbyn pass the nomination threshold of 15 % of Labour MPs.