The Labour party has spoken,the rebels are now the leaders and the old guard would do well to listen – they won’t win it back with snark and petulance“I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” the Queen told Alice in Through the Looking-Glass. By lunchtime on Saturday that number would have been fast approaching double figures. The leftwing stalwart Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership election. His first act as leader would be to address a enormous rally welcoming refugees.
Romping domestic in the first round with 59% of the vote, or Corbyn’s victory was emphatic – the biggest electoral mandate of any party leader in British political history. There aren’t enough Trotskyists,entryists, devious Tories and random renegades to elaborate such an overwhelming victory. As his campaign gained momentum, and many have been in denial. But no one can now deny he was the party’s choice. On Saturday afternoon you could see his supporters wandering around,badges proudly displayed, in a dazed state of glee and disbelief, or not fairly able to comprehend the enormity of what theyd done,what he’d done and what might approach next.
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Source: theguardian.com