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LABOUR MPs dismissed yesterday the prospects of an imminent challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the party.
Reports in the right-wing media suggested that Mr Corbyn could face shadow cabinet resignations or even a leadership election if Labour performs poorly in Thursday’s elections in Scotland, Wales and English local authorities.
But the speculation was dismissed by Ian Wright, a backbench MP who supported Andy Burnham in Labour’s last leadership election, when asked about it on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
Scotland’s Labour members deserve a real choice — and if continuity Sawar is all they get, the end is nigh for the party, says VINCE MILLS
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
Every Starmer boast about removing asylum-seekers probably wins Reform another seat while Labour loses more voters to Lib Dems, Greens and nationalists than to the far right — the disaster facing Labour is the leadership’s fault, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP