Sentences with phrase «rebel against corbyn»

And the MPs who have rebelled against Corbyn's leadership clearly represent a majority within the parliamentary party, whereas the MPs who were expelled and went on to form the National Labour Organisation in 1931 and those who left to form the SDP in 1981 were in the minority.

Not exact matches

Corbyn, who has rebelled against his party more than 500 times in his career, said MPs would not be «corralled» by whips into voting the same way as the leadership under a more consensual style of management.

Mr Umunna warned that Labour can only win an election as a «broad church» and cautioned against any move to punish those who have rebelled against Mr Corbyn.

Tom Watson, the former deputy chair of the Labour party, warned that Corbyn may struggle to enforce discipline in light of his record as a rebel in the House of Commons against successive leaderships.

Forty - eight Labour MPs, including leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn and mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan, Diane Abbott and David Lammy, rebelled against their party whips.

We should find out later what disciplinary action Corbyn takes against the frontbench rebels.

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.

Labour MPs who have rebelled against leader Jeremy Corbyn have been told that they are not welcome at the Durham Miners» Gala.

Theresa May was handed an effective «Brexit majority» of 36 after seven Labour MPs rebelled against Jeremy Corbyn — and many more abstained.

Jubilation among rebel Labour MPs on Tuesday evening at Angela Eagle dropping out to give Owen Smith a clear run against Corbyn was followed by what felt close to a wake on Wednesday night after news 184,000 registered supporters had paid # 25 each, a figure subsequently reduced to a still considerable 140,000 after duplications and the overtly hostile were stripped out, to buy a vote in the leadership race.

Some 83 Labour peers this week rebelled against Mr Corbyn to support an amendment to the Government's flagship EU Withdrawal Bill which called for the UK to join Norway in the EEA.

At times openly shouting at him from the benches behind, moderate Labour members demanded to know why Mr Corbyn himself was rebelling against standing Labour Party policy.

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.

For all the talk of Corbyn's integrity he repeatedly rebelled against the leadership of the party; he defied Kinnock, Blair, Brown and Miliband.

Don't forget, Jeremy Corbyn built his own career by being a serial rebel, voting against his party leader again and again and again.