For his part, Mr Cameron has always publicly insisted that there is everything to play for, and yesterday
the shadow education secretary urged those party members who had not yet voted to send in their ballots.
The former
shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell, who was one of the first major resignations,
urged Corbyn to give up: «This is a very clear result and if Jeremy is to show any leadership quality at all he must now reflect and respond to this overwhelming and unprecedented indication from the parliamentary labour party which includes all wings and all groupings.»