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| Jeremy Corbyn predicts no council seat losses for Labour | Jeremy Corbyn predicts no council seat losses for Labour |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has predicted Labour will not lose any seats in Thursday's English council elections and dismissed reports of a possible challenge to his leadership if results go against him. | Jeremy Corbyn has predicted Labour will not lose any seats in Thursday's English council elections and dismissed reports of a possible challenge to his leadership if results go against him. |
| He said the "golden circle of the media establishment" was "obsessed" with leadership questions, whereas voters were more concerned with inequality. | He said the "golden circle of the media establishment" was "obsessed" with leadership questions, whereas voters were more concerned with inequality. |
| Pollsters have suggested Labour could lose about 150 seats. | Pollsters have suggested Labour could lose about 150 seats. |
| Mr Corbyn also said an anti-Semitism row in Labour was being "dealt with". | Mr Corbyn also said an anti-Semitism row in Labour was being "dealt with". |
| He pointed to an inquiry led by Shami Chakrabarti, former head of campaign group Liberty, and said "only a very small number" of cases of anti-Semitism had been identified to date. | He pointed to an inquiry led by Shami Chakrabarti, former head of campaign group Liberty, and said "only a very small number" of cases of anti-Semitism had been identified to date. |
| On Thursday, Labour will be defending the large council gains it made in 2012, the last time the seats were contested. | On Thursday, Labour will be defending the large council gains it made in 2012, the last time the seats were contested. |
| "We are not going to lose seats," Mr Corbyn said as he launched his party's election poster. | |
| "We are looking to gain seats where we can, but these elections are being fought on the issues of every different community across the country." | "We are looking to gain seats where we can, but these elections are being fought on the issues of every different community across the country." |
| Mr Corbyn overwhelmingly won last year's Labour leadership vote despite lacking the support of most of the party's MPs. | Mr Corbyn overwhelmingly won last year's Labour leadership vote despite lacking the support of most of the party's MPs. |
| On Sunday, Mr Corbyn's ally Len McCluskey said the anti-Semitism row was being used by opponents of Mr Corbyn within Labour to undermine his leadership. | On Sunday, Mr Corbyn's ally Len McCluskey said the anti-Semitism row was being used by opponents of Mr Corbyn within Labour to undermine his leadership. |
| Asked about reports of a possible leadership challenge, Mr Corbyn said: "I'm here. I'm going on," replying "of course" when asked if he would stand in a leadership contest if there was another one. | Asked about reports of a possible leadership challenge, Mr Corbyn said: "I'm here. I'm going on," replying "of course" when asked if he would stand in a leadership contest if there was another one. |
| People in the media were "obsessed" with the leadership question, he said, advising people to focus instead on the "grotesque level of inequality". | People in the media were "obsessed" with the leadership question, he said, advising people to focus instead on the "grotesque level of inequality". |
| He added: "It's time that many in the golden circle of the media establishment actually got out a bit and listened to what people are saying." | He added: "It's time that many in the golden circle of the media establishment actually got out a bit and listened to what people are saying." |