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| Jeremy Corbyn insists 'I'm not going anywhere' | Jeremy Corbyn insists 'I'm not going anywhere' |
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| Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he is "not going anywhere", despite reports of potential leadership challenges against him from his MPs. | Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he is "not going anywhere", despite reports of potential leadership challenges against him from his MPs. |
| He told the BBC's Andrew Marr some people had not got used to the idea the party was "in a different place" and that he had a "very clear mandate". | He told the BBC's Andrew Marr some people had not got used to the idea the party was "in a different place" and that he had a "very clear mandate". |
| And Mr Corbyn insisted he was enjoying "every moment" of his time as leader. | And Mr Corbyn insisted he was enjoying "every moment" of his time as leader. |
| He has found himself at odds with some of his MPs on issues including air strikes in Syria and Trident renewal. | He has found himself at odds with some of his MPs on issues including air strikes in Syria and Trident renewal. |
| Earlier this year the Islington North MP won the Labour leader race with more than half of the votes. | Earlier this year the Islington North MP won the Labour leader race with more than half of the votes. |
| 'Terrible few weeks?' | |
| He said: "I feel there are some people who haven't quite got used to the idea that the party is in a different place. It's much bigger than it's been in all of my lifetime. | He said: "I feel there are some people who haven't quite got used to the idea that the party is in a different place. It's much bigger than it's been in all of my lifetime. |
| "We have a very open electoral system. The result was a very, very clear mandate for me to be leader of the party. | "We have a very open electoral system. The result was a very, very clear mandate for me to be leader of the party. |
| "I'm not going anywhere. I'm enjoying every moment of it." | "I'm not going anywhere. I'm enjoying every moment of it." |
| Andrew Marr put it to Mr Corbyn that he had had a "terrible, terrible few weeks" including suggestions by Newport West MP Paul Flynn saying the leader may be forced to resign over his stance against air strikes in Syria as it was causing "terrible divisions" in the party. | Andrew Marr put it to Mr Corbyn that he had had a "terrible, terrible few weeks" including suggestions by Newport West MP Paul Flynn saying the leader may be forced to resign over his stance against air strikes in Syria as it was causing "terrible divisions" in the party. |
| But Mr Corbyn hit back and said: "It hasn't been terrible at all, party membership has gone up, we forced the government to retreat on tax credits, we forced the government to retreat on police cuts." | But Mr Corbyn hit back and said: "It hasn't been terrible at all, party membership has gone up, we forced the government to retreat on tax credits, we forced the government to retreat on police cuts." |
| 'Illegal and dangerous' | |
| Mr Corbyn also said headlines about him being against a shoot-to-kill policy in the event of a terror attack had been "spun" in the media which was a "regret". | |
| Seeking to clarify his position, he said: "Shooting to kill on the streets of Britain, purely based on suspicion, is illegal and dangerous. | Seeking to clarify his position, he said: "Shooting to kill on the streets of Britain, purely based on suspicion, is illegal and dangerous. |
| "Involving a direct intervention by security forces, as happened in Paris, to stop someone setting off a bomb or shooting a gun directly at somebody is a reasonable form of response." | "Involving a direct intervention by security forces, as happened in Paris, to stop someone setting off a bomb or shooting a gun directly at somebody is a reasonable form of response." |
| Responding when asked if Andrew Marr was looking at the next prime minister, Mr Corbyn replied: "I hope you are". | Responding when asked if Andrew Marr was looking at the next prime minister, Mr Corbyn replied: "I hope you are". |
| Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told BBC 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics that what looked liked "splits" within the party were actually democracy in action. | |
| He said: "It isn't about wars within the Labour party or splits or anything like that, some of the MPs themselves are not yet coming to terms with the new politics. | |
| "Please do not mistake democracy for division. We're now allowing people to express their views in a way in which they've never been allowed before within a political party. | |
| "I know it looks messy... but I think it's healthy." |