Both sides of Labour say they stand for party democracy. Both sides are hypocrites – Telegraph.co.uk

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There is a Great Divide in the Labour Party. It was there for all to see in September 2015, when Jeremy Corbyn was first elected leader and some of its most talented MPs refused even to countenance serving in his Shadow Cabinet.

It was visible in June 2016 when 80 per cent of Labour MPs declared publicly that they had no confidence in Corbyn as leader. We could see it with every disastrous by-election and local government election result, when the media found it easy to persuade the leaders critics to abandon anonymity and go on the record to condemn him and demand his resignation.

Since the snap 2017 general election, when Theresa May came riding over the hill to Corbyns rescue, we have seen the first serious attempt by recalcitrant MPs to grit their teeth and applaud their leader, a leader who, after all, led an energetic campaign and managed, if nothing else, to persuade voters that...

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August 22nd, 2017
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