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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. |
| The Labour leader's opposition to air strikes is not shared by most of his shadow cabinet - and his decision on Thursday to write to MPs setting out his opposition provoked an angry reaction and the threat of resignations if his front bench are ordered to vote with him next week. | |
| Meanwhile his ally, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, was criticised by some in the party for his response to George Osborne's Spending Review - during which he quoted Chairman Mao in the House of Commons. | |
| 'Terrible few weeks?' | 'Terrible few weeks?' |
| Mr Corbyn, the Islington North MP who won the Labour leader race with more than half of the votes earlier this year, 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' | '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". | 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". |
| Mr 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. | 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. | "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. |
| 'Marmite' | |
| "I know it looks messy... but I think it's healthy." | "I know it looks messy... but I think it's healthy." |
| Also on Pienaar's Politics, Labour MP Stephen Kinnock compared Mr Corbyn to "Marmite". | |
| "It's one of those where people love it or they don't," he said, adding that some voters saw him as a "breath of fresh air" while others "are just not that happy with some of the things that have happened" since he became leader. | |
| As Labour leader, he will be judged by election results, Mr Kinnock added. | |
| Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, himself briefly a Labour leadership contender earlier this year, told Sky News Mr Corbyn was a "good and decent man who has deeply-held beliefs". | |
| Mr Umunna said he respected Mr Corbyn's mandate and that he would not be the first Labour leader to be faced with disagreements between MPs. |