School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Tim Bale, Corbyn fights to stay Labour leader with UK vote a long shot

17 May 2017

Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn is campaigning for next month’s UK election with his eye already on the next battle: to remain party leader even when defeat seems all but inevitable, according to an article in Bloomberg. Professor Tim Bale said: “He’ll make the argument that he’s not lost votes, he’ll say he’s got the same number of votes as Miliband on a more left-wing manifesto. For those that want to be convinced, they will be convinced.”
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