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| Internal party document lists the Labour MPs 'hostile' to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership | Internal party document lists the Labour MPs 'hostile' to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership |
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| A list categorising some Labour MPs as hostile to their leader – purportedly drawn up by a senior aide to Jeremy Corbyn – has been leaked. | A list categorising some Labour MPs as hostile to their leader – purportedly drawn up by a senior aide to Jeremy Corbyn – has been leaked. |
| The Times newspaper says the document was drawn up by Mr Corbyn’s political secretary Katy Clark. | The Times newspaper says the document was drawn up by Mr Corbyn’s political secretary Katy Clark. |
| Among those considered “hostile” are Mayor of London candidate Sadiq Khan, former interim shadow chancellor Chris Leslie, John Woodcock, Ian Austin, Michael Dugher, Tristram Hunt and Yvette Cooper. | Among those considered “hostile” are Mayor of London candidate Sadiq Khan, former interim shadow chancellor Chris Leslie, John Woodcock, Ian Austin, Michael Dugher, Tristram Hunt and Yvette Cooper. |
| In total, 19 MPs are in the “core group” – those closest and most loyal to the leader, while 56 are in the “core plus” group – the leader’s outer circle. | In total, 19 MPs are in the “core group” – those closest and most loyal to the leader, while 56 are in the “core plus” group – the leader’s outer circle. |
| A total of 72 MPs are labeled “neutral but not hostile”, 49 are in slightly hostile in “core group negative” while 36 are outwardly “hostile”, the most negative rating. | A total of 72 MPs are labeled “neutral but not hostile”, 49 are in slightly hostile in “core group negative” while 36 are outwardly “hostile”, the most negative rating. |
| 17 MPs are believed to be missing from the list. | 17 MPs are believed to be missing from the list. |
| A spokesperson for Mr Corbyn's office said they had no knowledge of the list. | A spokesperson for Mr Corbyn's office said they had no knowledge of the list. |
| “It doesn’t come from this office and we have no knowledge of it,” he said. | “It doesn’t come from this office and we have no knowledge of it,” he said. |
| An anonymous Labour MP told The Times: “I think every single Labour MP will be surprised to find themselves profiled in this way. | An anonymous Labour MP told The Times: “I think every single Labour MP will be surprised to find themselves profiled in this way. |
| “At a time when every focus should be on crafting a message to win support in the country so that we can displace an unpopular government with a wafer-thin majority, it is absolutely extraordinary to find that an ‘enemies’ list is being drawn up. | “At a time when every focus should be on crafting a message to win support in the country so that we can displace an unpopular government with a wafer-thin majority, it is absolutely extraordinary to find that an ‘enemies’ list is being drawn up. |
| “The last politician to draw up a list of enemies was Richard Nixon; it didn’t end well for him or his party.” | “The last politician to draw up a list of enemies was Richard Nixon; it didn’t end well for him or his party.” |
| Mr Corbyn’s difficulties finding allies in the Parliamentary Labour Party is in contract to his support amongst the membership. | Mr Corbyn’s difficulties finding allies in the Parliamentary Labour Party is in contract to his support amongst the membership. |
| He was elected by members, supporters, and affiliates in a first-round landslide in September – but recent polling by YouGov shows support for him has grown. | He was elected by members, supporters, and affiliates in a first-round landslide in September – but recent polling by YouGov shows support for him has grown. |
| Core group (least hostile) | |
| Andy McDonald | |
| Catherine Smith | |
| Dennis Skinner | |
| Diane Abbott | |
| Grahame Morris | |
| Ian Lavery | |
| Ian Mearns | |
| Imran Hussain | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | |
| John McDonnell | |
| Jon Trickett | |
| Kate Osamor | |
| Kelvin Hopkins | |
| Rebecca Long-Bailer | |
| Ronnie Campbell | |
| Richard Burgon | |
| Core group plus | |
| Andy Slaughter | |
| Angela Rayner | |
| Alex Cunningham | |
| Albert Owen | |
| Catherine West | |
| Margaret Greenwood | |
| Carolyn Harris | |
| Chinyelu Onwurah | |
| Christina Rees | |
| Dave Anderson | |
| Dawn Butler | |
| David Winnick | |
| Debbie Abrahams | |
| Emily Thornberry | |
| Emma Lewell-Buck | |
| Vicky Foxcroft | |
| Harry Harpham | |
| Helen Goodman | |
| Holly Lynch | |
| Ian Lucas | |
| Jo Stevens | |
| Kate Hollern | |
| Karen Buck | |
| Karl Turner | |
| Keir Starmer | |
| Kevin Brennan | |
| Khalid Mahmood | |
| Liz McInnes | |
| Lilian Greenwood | |
| Lindsay Hoyle | |
| Louise Haigh | |
| Lisa Nandy | |
| Marie Rimmer | |
| Mary Glindon | |
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | |
| Owen Smith | |
| Pat Glass | |
| Paula Sheriff | |
| Rob Marris | |
| Rosie Cooper | |
| Rupa Huq | |
| Roberta Blackman-Woods | |
| Sarah Champion | |
| Sharon Hodgson | |
| Steve Rotheram | |
| Stephen Hepburn | |
| Sue Hayman | |
| Susan Elan Jones | |
| Teresa Pearce | |
| Tom Watson | |
| Valerie Vaz | |
| Vernon Coaker | |
| Virenda Sharma | |
| Wayne David | |
| Yasmin Qureshi | |
| Neutral but not hostile | |
| Alan Whitehead | |
| Adrian Bailer | |
| Andrew Gwynne | |
| Andy Burnham | |
| Andrew Smith | |
| Angela Eagle | |
| Ann Clwyd | |
| Barbara Keeley | |
| Barry Gardiner | |
| Bill Esterson | |
| Catherin McKinnell | |
| Chris Bryant | |
| Chris Matheson | |
| Clive Betts | |
| Clive Efford | |
| Colleen Fletcher | |
| David Crausby | |
| David Hanson | |
| Derek Twigg | |
| Gavin Shuker | |
| Geraint Davies | |
| Gerald Jones | |
| Gerald Kaufman | |
| Gisela Stuart | |
| Gordon Marsden | |
| Graham Stringer | |
| Heidi Alexander | |
| Helen Hayes | |
| Helen Jones | |
| Huw Irrance-Davies | |
| Iain Wright | |
| Jack Dromey | |
| Jeff Smith | |
| Jessica Morden | |
| Jim Cunningham | |
| Jim Dowd | |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | |
| John Healey | |
| David Lammy | |
| Jon Cruddas | |
| Judith Cummins | |
| Julie Cooper | |
| Kate Green | |
| Karin Smyth | |
| Kate Hoey | |
| Kevin Barron | |
| Madeleine Moon | |
| Mark Hendrick | |
| Matthew Pennycook | |
| Mike Gapes | |
| Mike Kane | |
| Naseem Shah | |
| Nia Giffith | |
| Nic Dakin | |
| Nick Brown | |
| Nick Smith | |
| Paul Blomfield | |
| Paul Farrelly | |
| Paul Flynn | |
| Peter Dowd | |
| Peter Kyle | |
| Ruth Cadbury | |
| Rushanara Ali | |
| Roger Godsiff | |
| Seema Malhotra | |
| Steve McCabe | |
| Stephen Timms | |
| Tulip Siddiq | |
| Thangham Debbonaire | |
| Wes Streeting | |
| Yvonne Fovargue | |
| Core group hostile | |
| Alan Johnon | |
| Alan Meale | |
| Angela Smith | |
| Anna Turley | |
| Ed Miliband | |
| Ben Bradshaw | |
| Bridget Phillipson | |
| Diana Johnson | |
| Daniel Zeichner | |
| Dan Jarvis | |
| Derek Twigg | |
| Frank Field | |
| Gareth Thomas | |
| George Howarth | |
| Geoffrey Robinson | |
| Gloria de Piero | |
| Graham Allen | |
| Hilary Benn | |
| Ian Murray | |
| Jo Cox | |
| Jenny Chapman | |
| Joan Ryan | |
| John Mann | |
| John Spellar | |
| Jon Ashworth | |
| Julie Elliott | |
| Kate Green | |
| Keith Vaz | |
| Kerry McCarthy | |
| Kevan Jones | |
| Liam Byrne | |
| Louise Ellman | |
| Lucy Powell | |
| Lyn Brown | |
| Margaret Beckett | |
| Maria Eagle | |
| Meg Hillier | |
| Natascha Engel | |
| Neil Coyle | |
| Richard Burden | |
| Ruth Smeeth | |
| Rob Flello | |
| Shabana Mahmood | |
| Stephen Doughty | |
| Stephen Kinnock | |
| Jess Phillips | |
| Jonathan Reynolds | |
| Steve Reed | |
| Stephen Pound | |
| Hostile group | |
| Alan Campbell | |
| Alison McGovern | |
| Ann Coffey | |
| Barry Sheerman | |
| Caroline Flint | |
| Chris Evans | |
| Chris Leslie | |
| Chuka Umunna | |
| Elizabeth Kendall | |
| Emma Reynolds | |
| Fiona Mactaggart | |
| Graham Jones | |
| Harriet Harman | |
| Ian Austin | |
| Ivan Lewis | |
| Jamie Reed | |
| John Woodcock | |
| Luciana Berger | |
| Margaret Hodge | |
| Mark Tami | |
| Mary Creagh | |
| Melanie Onn | |
| Michael Dugher | |
| Pat McFadden | |
| Phil Wilson | |
| Rachel Reeves | |
| Simon Danczuk | |
| Rosie Winterton |