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| MPs submit Corbyn no confidence motion | MPs submit Corbyn no confidence motion |
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| Two Labour MPs have submitted a motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. | Two Labour MPs have submitted a motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey confirmed the move in a letter to the chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party. | Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey confirmed the move in a letter to the chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party. |
| The motion has no formal constitutional force but calls for a discussion at their next PLP meeting on Monday. | The motion has no formal constitutional force but calls for a discussion at their next PLP meeting on Monday. |
| It will be up to the PLP chairman to decide whether it is debated. If accepted it would be followed by a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Tuesday. | It will be up to the PLP chairman to decide whether it is debated. If accepted it would be followed by a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Tuesday. |
| Earlier Mr Corbyn defended his role in the UK's EU referendum, in which Labour campaigned to Remain but ended in a vote to Leave by 52% to 48%. | Earlier Mr Corbyn defended his role in the UK's EU referendum, in which Labour campaigned to Remain but ended in a vote to Leave by 52% to 48%. |
| The leader's critics said he was half-hearted in calling for Labour voters to unite behind Remain. | The leader's critics said he was half-hearted in calling for Labour voters to unite behind Remain. |
| Dame Margaret said Mr Corbyn should resign because the EU referendum had been a "test of leadership" that he had "failed". | |
| This left Labour voters "not getting a clear message", she added. | |
| Dame Margaret is the MP for Barking and the former chairwoman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, while Ms Coffey is the MP for Stockport. | |
| Mr Corbyn said the point he had made during the campaign was that "there were good things" about the EU but also "other things that had not been addressed properly". | Mr Corbyn said the point he had made during the campaign was that "there were good things" about the EU but also "other things that had not been addressed properly". |
| Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie said there were "failures" in Labour's campaign, saying he would need "an awful lot of persuading to have confidence in Jeremy's leadership into a general election", while former minister Ben Bradshaw said he would support the no confidence motion. | |
| In a leaked briefing note, Labour had told its MPs to say the party "best placed" to re-unite the country following the UK's decision to leave the EU. | In a leaked briefing note, Labour had told its MPs to say the party "best placed" to re-unite the country following the UK's decision to leave the EU. |
| The briefing note said Mr Corbyn was "uniquely placed" because he understood why many people had voted to leave. | The briefing note said Mr Corbyn was "uniquely placed" because he understood why many people had voted to leave. |
| Mr Corbyn won an overwhelming victory in last year's Labour leadership contest, but did not have the backing of most MPs. | Mr Corbyn won an overwhelming victory in last year's Labour leadership contest, but did not have the backing of most MPs. |