SpinningHugo wrote:
Corbyn.has shown by his actions before and after the referendum that he is for Leave. I agree with Johnson abd the bulk of the PLP: he deliberately sabotaged the campaign.
(My edit)
No, he hasn't. He has done no such thing.
He said very clearly and very frequently that he supported the party's stance for Remain. In speeches and interviews, for weeks.
He and McDonnell both did this consistently throughout the campaign, the only caveat being that we should remain and REFORM.
At 08.50 on 23rd.June he Tweeted: "I've just voted to Remain. The EU provides the best framework to meet the challenges of our time".
63% of Labour voters UK-wide voted for Remain. In corbyn's borough, over 70% voted to Remain. This is not "failure".
The only evidence that Corbyn "deliberately sabotaged the campaign" is gossip - emanating from the people who were given the responsibility for leading Labour's campaign for Remain, and who were not able to convince enough Labour voters to support it.
As ever, Hugo, you are spinning. As ever, it is tedious.
I am not a "corbynista", "corbynite", "bennite", whatever - I am no longer even a member of the Labour party.
I cannot belong to a party which is at constant war with itself, and perpetually ignoring the wishes of its own members.
At a time when the Tories are in total disarray, rudderless and at their most vulnerable, and with a PM who is so craven that he refuses to stay on to sort out the chaos he has caused, this is the ideal time for Labour to present a united, powerful, and principled opposition.
Instead, it has chosen to engage in internecine squabbling, evidently expecting its members to be good little children while the grown ups sort out who is going to be the leader of the gang because the leader the children chose is the wrong one.
According to some, you included, Hugo, Miliband was wrong, Corbyn is wrong.....if you know so much better, bloody stand yourself.