Labour website crashes as leadership deadline looms

The Teatime Rally at Middlesbrough Town Hall is open to all Labour members and supporters and will be the first time that Mr Corbyn has visited in the town in the campaign to become the Labour Party Leader.

None of Teesside’s MPs nominated Mr Corbyn for the original ballot; Tom Blenkinsop opted for Liz Kendall while Andy McDonald, Anna Turley and Alex Cunningham backed Andy Burnham.

Addressing Mr Danczuk, Jill Rowe said: “You’re a disgrace to the Labour Party and so is anyone else who plots a coup against any democratically elected leader”.

Alastair Campbell has warned that a Corbyn victory would be a “car crash” for the party.

The party apologised for the problems and the site is now working. Faced with infighting, and briefing of the press by his enemies, and a policy process he doesn’t control, Corbyn’s Labour Party could go right off the poll deep end, not to mention the increasing danger of a split if he consolidates this left surge.

A total of 1,200 people have so far had their applications rejected because of their support for other groups or parties.

Supporters were met with a series of error messages as they attempted to register for a vote ahead of the planned midday cut-off.

Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk followed John Mann, Graham Stringer and Barry Sheerman in criticised the voting process and calling for a rethink.

Many of these people, including most of the affiliated supporters category, are “awaiting verification”, Labour says.

Who are the candidates? They must be returned by 10 September.

What is the voting system? If no candidate gets 50% of all votes cast, the candidate in fourth place is eliminated. If there is still no victor, the third place candidate is eliminated with their second preferences (or third in the case of votes transferred from the fourth place candidates) redistributed. The number could rise as Labour Party officials check the credentials of all those who registered to vote.