Cooper accuses Corbyn of offering people ‘false promises’

Most attention has thus far been focused on the panic within party ranks, the peculiarity of the selection system, and Corbyn’s past utterances.

Bale says Corbyn’s rivals are seen as out of touch.”Populists to the left to the right… can argue that these politicians look and sound the same and therefore they are part of this “elite conspiracy” to keep business as usual and not really change anything”, says Bale.

“What policy is adopted by his Department in respect of taxpayers who do not wish to pay certain elements of taxation on grounds of conscience”, he asked Treasury ministers on June 24. He slipped in unannounced and it took a while for the nearly full auditorium to notice him.

He signalled his intention to hold a vote during a visit to the USA in July, saying Britain should “step up and do more” in the fight against IS.

Umunna’s olive branch is motivated by the same concerns that animate the Corbyn campaign.

In an interview with BECTU, the trade union for film and television workers, Andy Burnham said that the creative industries are a “vital part of our national identity” and pledged to “tackle the issue of unpaid internships”.

“I could talk all day about his plans to turn the Labour party back into a social movement, or how he opposes privatisation of public services and the systematic oppression of the working classes, or even just his fantastic beard but that’s not it for me”. However, criticisms from established party figures seem to have only strengthened his campaign.

The Labour leadership contender, if he wins, pledges also to launch an older people’s commission to “investigate new funding solutions for pensioners”.

The manoeuvres around the leadership contest are a damning indictment of the right-wing, moribund shell that constitutes British Labour.

However, there is an undeniable appeal which has endeared him to several individuals. His responses were polite, low-key, worthy and slightly rambling. But you can’t blame those who’ve never experienced any system other than the current one for thinking there must be a better way.

Friends on the left.

Mr Tatchell famously stood as a Labour candidate in 1981 in Bermondsey – but defected to the Green Party in 2004. He is not a rabble-rouser or a crowd-pleaser in the populist left-wing style, but he does subscribe to a roll-call of Bennite positions.

There are certain established beliefs about modern British elections. The Conservative Party has been returned to Westminster with a larger share of seats and an outright majority. He also needs to show he has economic competence to manage the economy. The Liberal Democrats saw their support plummet.

Instead of responding to public pressure, led principally by Labour’s Yvette Cooper, the Times paints Cameron as responding to pressure within his own party, then ropes in the latecomer Archbishop for good measure (and moral cover).

“But to devote time and resources to try to out him over the next year would be like turning my back on the people who elected me as an MP“. Is this the sort of thing that could face the United Kingdom if Corbyn gets his hands on power?

“A lot of those who criticise benefit fraud are the very people who fiddle with their taxes”.

In fact, it is likely that most of the parliamentary party will vote against Corbyn in the ballot. “A big pink vote for the Greens will shake up the grey parties and encourage them to adopt more gay-friendly policies”.