Jeremy Corbyn can automatically run in leadership race – Labour Party

“I’m prepared to go forwards in any leadership contest under the rules the National Executive Committee have decided”.

During the leadership election a year ago, in which Mr Corbyn secured 59.5% of the vote in the first round of the contest after a surge in support from registered supporters, the one-off payment was set at £3.

“The NEC has agreed that, as the incumbent leader, Jeremy Corbyn will go forward onto the ballot without requiring nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party and the European Parliamentary Labour Party”, a party spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters.

“MPs have not got “jobs for life”.

“Everybody I talk to is absolutely appalled at the actions of the Parliamentary Labour Party”, he said.

The so-called Beast of Bolsover said it was “cut and dry” that Mr Corbyn would be able to stand in the contest.

She said security at the office would need to be stepped up in light of the incident. Let’s see who’s got more support.

Mr Corbyn was mobbed by journalists as he entered the building for the meeting.

AN online fund has been launched to help cover the cost of Labour’s registered supporters fee for would-be leadership voters.

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Caroline Flint said the Labour Party could “cross the bridge” and split.

“And that’s the campaigning work that we’ll be doing the length and breadth of this country”.

“Jeremy is a good man with great Labour values. but he is not a leader who can lead us into an election and win for Labour”, Smith told BBC radio on Wednesday.

The party’s NEC heard three contradicting pieces of legal advice on Tuesday night, including from Michael Mansfield QC, which found only challengers needed nominations, and another from James Goudie QC which found all candidates should seek nominations from MPs.

The result makes the leadership bid by former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle far more challenging as she faces a major battle to overturn his overwhelming backing among party supporters.

Owen Smith is to challenge for the Labour leadership. Once an election is called you have candidates and all of those candidates must meet the same test of eligibility.

“Mr McDonnell and Mr Corbyn have claimed to be in favour of straight talking and honest politics”.

He accused some on the right of the party of acting in a way which could “split” Labour.

Corbyn supporters, notably Unite union leader Len McCluskey, said it would be “alien to the concept of natural justice” if he was unable to stand.