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The reason Corbyn’s winning is that he rejects the Tory austerity ideology
What the Establishment can’t understand is that Corbyn’s message genuinely resonates with the public, says MICHAEL MEACHER

THE arrogance and intolerance of the Blairites is breathtaking.

Faced with the prospect of a runaway victory for Jeremy Corbyn, who has come from repudiated outsider to frontrunner in the Labour leadership race in scarcely more than a month, their sole response is to prepare a coup against him if he is elected leader under the section 47 procedure of the Labour Party rules.

It is hard to exaggerate the folly and selfish indulgence of such a move.

  • Michael Meacher is Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton. For more of his writing visit www.michaelmeacher.info/weblog.
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