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Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn 'was urged to quit contest' | Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn 'was urged to quit contest' |
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Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn was urged by one of his most senior supporters to withdraw from the contest - but the message was rebuffed, the BBC understands. | Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn was urged by one of his most senior supporters to withdraw from the contest - but the message was rebuffed, the BBC understands. |
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the supporter told the left wing MP "a few weeks ago" he had not entered with the intention of winning. | BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the supporter told the left wing MP "a few weeks ago" he had not entered with the intention of winning. |
"The message was, this has gone far enough, time to stop", she said. | "The message was, this has gone far enough, time to stop", she said. |
Mr Corbyn's campaign said he was standing to be the next prime minister. | Mr Corbyn's campaign said he was standing to be the next prime minister. |
"The question is, who will be the Tory candidate?" a spokeswoman added. | "The question is, who will be the Tory candidate?" a spokeswoman added. |
His team would not confirm such a conversation took place, but would not deny it. | His team would not confirm such a conversation took place, but would not deny it. |
Analysis by Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor | |
This gives an intriguing picture of how despite the hype, even some of his senior supporters have concerns about his mission and its long term impact on Labour's fortunes. As the former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, who knows Corbyn well, suggested, perhaps the person who is most terrified about Jeremy Corbyn winning is Jeremy Corbyn. | |
Despite the clamour of the summer, there is not enough reliable data, nor understanding of the implications of the new expanded electorate to predict the result with any confidence. | |
And in the last couple of weeks the fizz has gone out of the Corbyn campaign and both Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham's teams report support coming their way. | |
But if Mr Corbyn does win, he may well be haunted by a sense that he didn't really want the job in the first place. | |
Read more on Laura's blog | |
The left wing MP entered the leadership contest as an outsider, but has become a frontrunner, triggering warnings from senior party figures about him winning. | The left wing MP entered the leadership contest as an outsider, but has become a frontrunner, triggering warnings from senior party figures about him winning. |
It is the final full day of campaigning in the contest to succeed Ed Miliband as Labour leader, with Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall all hoping to defeat Mr Corbyn. | It is the final full day of campaigning in the contest to succeed Ed Miliband as Labour leader, with Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall all hoping to defeat Mr Corbyn. |
Voting closes at 12:00 on Thursday, with the winner announced on Saturday. | Voting closes at 12:00 on Thursday, with the winner announced on Saturday. |