http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-mps-table-motion-of-no-confidence-in-jeremy-corbyn-a7100561.html
Jeremy Corbyn faces no-confidence motion after Britain votes to leave EU,
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Margaret
Hodge and Ann Coffey,
two of the usual suspects within the Parliamentary Labour Party, who
have always been eager to grasp any opportunity (or
even straw),
to pour scorn and derision on Corbyn and the party leadership.
Hodge and Coffey, have consistently
shown Blairite tendencies and after
their candidate in last years leadership election managed
to disappear into the obscurity, they have, since that time been
plotting and conspiring with the others of that persuasion to smear
and undermine Corbyn as they are unable to accept the decision of the
membership and the 64% vote which put Corbyn into the position. In
this exercise of duplicitous sedition, the conspirators have been
aided and supported by a media and television, hostile to the Labour
party and its
elected leadership. The latest accomplice to crawl out from the
woodwork to add his "weight" to the call for a vote of
confidence is John Mann, famous for his self serving outbursts
and his attempted meddling in the leadership contest, still keen to
talk over opposition ans shout down criticism of himself or his point
of view.
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| Ann Coffey Margaret Hodge and Jeremy Corbyn |
This
latest no confidence attempt at a coup is as preposterous as it is
sinister. To submit this motion
today, of all days, demonstrates a crass miscalculation of both the
mood of the country and, moreover, the mood of the majority of Labour
party members. Do Hodge, Coffey and Mann honestly believe that the
membership of the party would allow them to overthrow an elected
leader of only some 12 months? It may well be that a section of the
PLP could secure just enough votes to bring about a very close
result, but the consequences of such a vote would have effects within
the party membership of seismic proportions and mass resignations
from the membership. The PLP conspirators were wrong in May when they
predicted huge losses in the Council elections. People voted Labour
in droves retaining council seats and winning overall control of
councils.
The
same would be true in a General election, but should circumstances
arise where Corbyn was not the leader, then Labour would be
annihilated at the polls as people around the country recognised the
cynicism and duplicity of a few self serving MP's who betray
principle and sincerity for personal advantage and gain.
Even
now, this absurd notice of motion can be withdrawn and the movers can
save themselves the embarrassment of defeat and save the party from
the possibility of mass resignations.
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