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MPs leave it late but battle it out to push Corbyn over the line

I JOINED Jeremy Corbyn’s team with exactly an hour to go until nominations closed.

Four supporters were pacing the flagstones of Westminster Hall outside the Labour Party’s parliamentary office.

Eyes down and oblivious to the groups of sightseers on guided tours, they fired off texts and emails to Labour MPs.

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