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Other candidates but forward my members of the Labour Party and MPS are [[Stephen Hepburn]], [[Rachael Maskell]] and [[Stephen Twigg]] just waiting to get enough backing and support to work out if it's worth placing there name forward.


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In 2016, a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party arose after criticism of his alleged weak support for the Remain campaign in the referendum on membership of the European Union.[3]

After a period of tension over Corbyn's leadership, the immediate trigger to events was the Leave result of the referendum. Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary was sacked by Corbyn on 25 June after Benn expressed no confidence in him.[4] More than two dozen members of the Shadow Cabinet resigned over the following two days,[5] and a no-confidence vote was supported by 172 MPs against 40 supporting Corbyn.[6] It was reported that Tom Watson, the Deputy Leader, told Corbyn that he would face a challenge to his position as leader.[7] Corbyn stated that he would not resign.[8]

By the end of June, Angela Eagle and Owen Smith were being promoted as intending to contest the leadership. Eagle announced her candidacy on 11 July,[9][10] with Smith doing likewise on 13 July.[11] The National Executive Committee decided that, as the incumbent, Corbyn would be automatically included on the ballot.[12]

2015 leadership election

Jeremy Corbyn was one of four candidates for the Labour Party leadership in the 2015 leadership election triggered by the resignation of Ed Miliband as leader. He qualified for the ballot at the last minute, backed by a number of MPs who did not support him but felt that the party should be able to vote on a wider range of candidates.[13] Despite being an unpopular option with the Parliamentary Labour Party, with only 15 MPs supporting him in the vote, he received 59.5% of the first preference votes from an electorate consisting of party membership, members of affiliated trade unions and supporters who paid £3 to have a vote.[14]

Leadership challenge

As soon as it became clear that Jeremy Corbyn would win the leadership election in 2015, the possibility of a coup or challenge to his leadership was predicted.[15] A leadership challenge was then much discussed in the British press in November due to a split in the parliamentary party over the prospect of Britain's participation in air strikes in Syria.[16] Another potential coup was predicted in April after Ken Livingstone's reputedly anti-semitic comments led to his suspension, and Shadow Cabinet members allegedly held talks with plotters.[17] Journalists at The Guardian reported that "a small group of Labour MPs and advisers had been telling journalists for months to 'expect movement' against Corbyn on 24 June."[18]

The pressure on Corbyn intensified as a result of the European Union referendum and dissatisfaction with his level of support for the losing Remain campaign.[18] On 25 June, a 'Saving Labour' campaign website was created, to encourage members of the public to email MPs to urge them not to back Corbyn, and to encourage them to register as £3 Labour supporters enabling them to vote for an alternative party leader.[19][20] On 25 June Hilary Benn, a critic of Corbyn, contacted members of the shadow cabinet to inform them that he had lost confidence in Corbyn. He was subsequently sacked as shadow Foreign Secretary, triggering a series of Shadow Cabinet resignations; at least 20 individuals resigned over the next few days.[5] An article in The Observer, published online at 10pm on 25 June,[21] claimed that Benn had been sounding out a coup against Corbyn.[4][18][22]

Corbyn assembled a new Shadow Cabinet, and insisted that he would not resign.[8] A vote of no confidence in Corbyn was made by the parliamentary party on 28 June, with Corbyn losing the vote by 172 to 40, with four spoiled ballots and thirteen absentees. Labour Party rules did not require Corbyn to resign as a result of the vote.[6] Corbyn struggled to fill a new Shadow Cabinet, which had to be reduced in size from 31 to 25.[23] The Scottish National Party sought to argue that they should become the official Opposition in the Commons with Labour unable to fill the role.[24]

Corbyn continued to refuse to step down as leader, saying that the ballot had "no constitutional legitimacy" and he would not "betray" the members that elected him in the 2015 leadership election.[25] Angela Eagle, a former member of his Shadow Cabinet who resigned after Benn's sacking, was said on 30 June to have the number of backers required to launch a challenge.[26] The Angela4leader.org domain name had been registered on 25 June before Corbyn sacked Benn.[4] Separate meetings to discuss the situation were held by Corbyn and Watson with Unite trade union leader Len McCluskey on 5 July.[27] After the sacking of Hilary Benn, and the vote of no confidence in Corbyn's leadership, over 100,000 new members were reported to have joined the Labour Party by 8 July, taking membership numbers above 500,000.[28] Both supporters and opponents of Corbyn have been signing up new members.[28]

By 8 July there were no declared leadership challengers, Corbyn had not resigned, and both his supporters and some critics considered that he was in a good position to win any leadership vote.[29][30] Corbyn challenged the rebels to stand against him,[31] and it was reported that Eagle had secured the support of at least the requisite number of nominations needed to launch a leadership bid.[32] The following day, Eagle announced that she would formally launch her campaign on 11 July.[9] In her speech, Eagle said "Jeremy Corbyn is unable to provide the leadership this huge task needs."[33]

The party's National Executive Committee meeting on 12 July was expected to consider the arrangements for an election.[34] The arrangements were decided by secret ballot with the vote 18 to 14 in favour of the incumbent leader being automatically on the ballot.[35]

Procedure

As during the 2015 leadership election, the election will be conducted under a pure "one member, one vote" (OMOV) system. Candidates will be elected by members and registered and affiliated supporters, who all receive a maximum of one vote and all votes will be weighted equally. This means that, for example, members of Labour-affiliated trade unions need to register as affiliated Labour supporters to vote.[36]

To stand, challengers need to be nominated by at least 20% of the combined membership of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and European Parliamentary Labour Party, i.e. 50 or 51 MPs/MEPs (according to different sources), at the time. As the incumbent, Jeremy Corbyn, by decision of the National Executive Committee, will automatically be included on the ballot. The vote, as in previous elections, will be held under the alternative vote (instant-runoff) system.

Timetable

The Special Conference at the end of the Collins Review concluded that all selection timetables should be, once started, as short as possible. The Collins Report also states: "The NEC should agree the detailed procedures for leadership elections including issues regarding registration, fees, and freeze dates". The Party requires members to hold six months' continuous party membership on the freeze date to be eligible to take part in a selection.[1][2]

The meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee on 12 July 2016 set a timetable and procedure for the election.[37] Though the party confirmed the timetable would be released when the leadership contest process begins on Thursday 14 July, the timetable was leaked immediately following the NEC meeting.[1][2] The voting eligibility freeze date for membership is 12 January 2016 – those who joined after that date will have to pay £25 to sign up as a registered supporter in the two day window during the week of 18 July. Affiliated supporters who join by 8 August are expected to be able to vote, according to a Labour source, though this is not confirmed.[38]

  • Tuesday 12 July 2016 – Timetable agreed. Freeze date for membership eligibility.
  • Thursday 14 July 2016 – Timetable published.
  • Monday 18 July 2016 – EPLP and PLP briefing, followed by EPLP and PLP hustings. Registered supporters applications open.
  • Monday 18 July 2016 (19:00) – EPLP and PLP nominations open.
  • Wednesday 20 July 2016 (17:00) – EPLP and PLP nominations close and supporting nominations open. Last date to join as registered supporter.
  • Thursday 21 July 2016 (12:00) – Deadline for validly nominated candidates to consent to nomination.
  • Friday 22 July 2016 – Hustings period opens.
  • Monday 8 August 2016 (12:00) – Final date for membership arrears to be paid in full. Final date for updated affiliated supporter lists to be renewed.
  • Monday 15 August 2016 (12:00) – Supporting nominations close.
  • Monday 22 August 2016 – Ballot mailing despatched.
  • Wednesday 14 September 2016 (12:00) – Last date for electronic ballot reissues.
  • Friday 16 September 2016 – Hustings period closes.
  • Wednesday 21 September 2016 (12:00) – Ballot closes.
  • Saturday 24 September 2016 – Special conference to announce result (to be scheduled to ensure no clash with Women's Conference)

Candidates

There had been some doubt over whether Corbyn would have been able to stand if he had needed to obtain 50 nominations like his challengers, as only 40 MPs supported him in the no confidence motion and because the demand for Corbyn's resignation was the "majority position" of Labour's 20 MEPs.[39][40]

On 12 July the National Executive Committee ruled that as the incumbent, Corbyn would be automatically be included on the ballot by a 18–14 vote.[12] The party's lawyers, GRM Law, as well as James Goudie QC had argued the party's constitution required Corbyn to secure nominations,[41][42] but conflicting legal advice obtained by the Labour Party leadership's and UNITE from Doughty Street Chambers and Michael Mansfield QC, respectively, argued Corbyn should not need to obtain MP/MEP support to be placed on the ballot of a leadership election, as the need to receive 20% of MP/MEP nominations (50 nominations) only applies to potential challengers, not to an "incumbent".[41][43][44] Many commentators had noted a precedent as during the last leadership challenge on an incumbent leader (in 1988, with Corbyn a supporter of the challenge), the incumbent, Neil Kinnock, was required to seek nominations,[45] but other commentators, including BBC's Andrew Neil, stated that Neil Kinnock may have done this voluntarily just to show his strength.[46][47]

Late on 12 July 2016, the NEC agreed that Corbyn had an automatic right to be on the ballot, as the current leader. He would not need to get requisite number of nominations from MPs/MEPs to do so. Some political analysts had been predicting that he would have difficulty getting that level of support.[48]

Incumbent

Name Born Constituency Most recent position
Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
26 May 1949
(age 75)		 MP for Islington North
(1983–present)		 Leader of the Labour Party
(2015–present)
Leader of the Opposition
(2015–present)

Confirmed challengers

Name Born Constituency Most recent position Announced candidacy
Eagle
Angela Eagle
17 February 1961
(age 63)		 MP for Wallasey
(1992–present)		 Shadow First Secretary of State
(2015–2016)
Shadow Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation and Skills
(2015–2016)		 11 July[10]
Smith
Owen Smith
2 May 1970
(age 54)		 MP for Pontypridd
(2010–present)		 Shadow Secretary of State for
Work and Pensions
(2015–2016)		 13 July[11]

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Other candidates but forward my members of the Labour Party and MPS are Stephen Hepburn, Rachael Maskell and Stephen Twigg just waiting to get enough backing and support to work out if it's worth placing there name forward.

Declined

Endorsements

Jeremy Corbyn

MPs

Angela Eagle

MPs

MEPs

Other Labour politicians

Owen Smith

MPs

Opinion polling

The polls in this section have been undertaken by media pollsters known to use industry standard polling methods. Note some polls have asked respondents how they would vote in certain head-to-head scenarios, as indicated below.

The polls below were conducted before nominations for the leadership closed and therefore may include Labour politicians who will not be one of the final candidates who are nominated.

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Hilary
Benn 		Andy
Burnham 		Yvette
Cooper 		Jeremy
Corbyn 		Angela
Eagle 		Dan
Jarvis 		Alan
Johnson 		John
McDonnell 		Owen
Smith 		Chuka
Umunna 		Tom
Watson 		Other/
Undecided
YouGov/The Times[84] 27–30 June 2016 1,203 Labour Party members[a] ± ? 6% 11% 8% – 12% 13% 6% – – 6% –
Others
David Miliband 3%
Lisa Nandy 2%
Keir Starmer 2%
Undecided 31%
– 0% 8% 36% 7% 9% – 4% – 8% 3%
Others
Stella Creasy 2%
Lisa Nandy 2%
Caroline Flint 1%
Ben Bradshaw 0%
Undecided 9%
– – – 50% – – – – – – 39% 12%
– – – 50% 40% – – – – – – 10%
– – – 52% – 35% – – – – – 13%
– – – – – – – 39% – – 42% 19%
– – – – 43% – – 38% – – – 20%
– – – – – – 38% 41% – – – 23%
YouGov/The Times[85] 9–11 May 2016 1,031 Labour Party members[a] ± ? 4% 17% 13% – 3% 19% 4% – – 5% –
Others
David Miliband 5%
Keir Starmer 3%
Undecided 24%
4% 10% 8% 43% 2% 9% – 6% 1% 4% 2%
Others
Keir Starmer 3%
Lisa Nandy 1%
Ben Bradshaw 1%
Caroline Flint 0%
Margaret Hodge 0%
Undecided 8%
YouGov/The Times[86] 19–23 November 2015 1,443 eligible voters[b] ± ? 5% 19% 14% – 1% 8% 3% – – 8% 3%
Others
David Miliband 4%
Keir Starmer 3%
Liz Kendall 3%
Stella Creasy 2%
Undecided 28%
  1. ^ a b People who are due-paying members of the Labour Party.
  2. ^ Labour Party members, registered supporters and signed up trade unionists who are eligible to vote in the leadership election

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