Salford MP on Corbyn ‘heartbreak’ and Labour Party Conference

47 per cent think Labour should accept the result but pursue a close relationship.

Because there nearly certainly will be another challenge in 2017.

Andy Burnham is calling for “a new settlement” to stop infighting in the Labour party, including an agreement to end threats to deselect MPs. Just 40 voted the other way.

Mr Corbyn’s expected victory will come down to the passion of swathes of supporters he has won through his refusal to play politics as usual – ignoring calls to smooth his edges to fit into the standard mould.

The union boss said: “Tomorrow Jeremy Corbyn will be re-elected as leader of the Labour party. Now it’s time to turn on the charm with MPs and the wider public”.

The difficulty is that many of them have been very vocal in expressing the view that Mr Corbyn is leading them to disaster.

“It is now high time that the party acted to preserve its values, and to defend the much-abused Jewish community against the anti-Semitic lie promoted by Mr Corbyn that our complaints of anti-Semitism are hollow and motivated by hidden agendas”.

It comes as Labour waits to discover if Mr Corbyn will continue to be leader, with most people expecting him to have defeated a challenge from Owen Smith. In effect, it’s a way of sacking them.

He has our support and we look forward to working with him.

Reports have suggested that as many as 14 may be ready to return should Mr Smith fail to unseat him. This week he’s been talking immigration, and suggested Britain should oppose freedom of movement between the United Kingdom and EU.

The pattern repeated itself when asking if the Islington North MP is “insightful” or “naive” and if he is “the best choice for Labour leader” or “not the best choice”.

Whatever the numbers when the votes are counted, the contest seems to have strengthened Mr Corbyn’s position. The leader will be faced with the prospect of a divided party and an increasingly insecure support base.

She added: “I think it’s going to be incredibly important that the Labour Party unites behind whoever wins”. But they have little idea how to bridge it.

Mr Corbyn insisted the enthusiasm which drove his second leadership campaign would boost the party’s hopes in the General Election scheduled for 2020.

It is also down to the sentiment among many members that having won a convincing mandate past year, Mr Corbyn deserves a second chance.

The question they face is whether the Labour Party will be salvageable as an effective force after that.

Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, said: “There is a critical need for a strong opposition”.

Arguing for an alliance with the SNP, Mr Anderson said that it should be considered “if that is the price that we have to pay to prevent another rabid Right-wing Tory government”.

“The Labour Party is my party and it’s the Labour Party that is needed to address the challenges the country faces”.

“I don’t know if we do have a settled policy”.