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| Jeremy Corbyn leadership crisis: Tom Watson tells Labour leader he has 'no authority' | |
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| Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has told Jeremy Corbyn he has lost authority with the party’s MPs and will in all likelihood face a leadership challenge. | |
| Mr Watson met Mr Corbyn this morning, in a crucial meeting following a wave of shadow cabinet resignations, and ahead of a meeting of Labour MPs tonight, where a vote of no confidence in the leader will be tabled. | |
| It is understood that Mr Watson stopped short of telling Mr Corbyn to resign, but warned that the Labour leader has lost authority within the parliamentary party. | |
| Another wave of senior resignations from the Labour frontbench is thought to be imminent. | |
| The meeting between Mr Corbyn and Mr Watson was described as "civil" by a spokesman for the leader. But a senior party source told the BBC Mr Corbyn was left in no doubt he had lost the support of the Parliamentary Labour Party. | |
| It comes after a raft of senior resignations over the past 24 hours. | |
| Mr Corbyn lost 12 members of his shadow cabinet on Sunday and further resignations have already taken place on Monday ahead of a crucial meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party this evening | |
| Shadow foreign minister Diana Johnson, shadow civil society minister Anna Turley and shadow defence minister Toby Perkins all resigned first thing this morning as the party crisis continued. | |
| They were followed by Stephen Kinnock, who served as a parliamentary private secretary on the business team, and Chris Matheson, a PPS on the shadow justice team. | |
| Nevertheless he has said he will fight on and challenged the party rebels to put up a candidate to stand against him. | |
| Previous polls suggest Mr Corbyn has strong support amongst Labour members, who would have to be convinced of his departure in any ensuing leadership contest. | |
| The plotters however point to polls suggesting that Labour voters at large – a wider category – have lost faith in his leadership. | |
| Mr Corbyn has since "refreshed" his shadown Caboinet in an attempt to stabilise his position. | |
| Emily Thornberry will take over the position of shadow foreign secretary to replace Hilary Benn, whose sacking triggered the rebellion of moderate Labour MPs. | |
| Diane Abbott takes the post of shadow health secretary while Pat Glass is shadow education secretary. | |
| Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald steps into the shadow transport secretary role while former soldier Clive Lewis becomes shadow defence secretary. | |
| Other appointments include Rebecca Long-Bailey, Kate Osamor, Rachel Maskell, Cat Smith, and Dave Anderson. | |
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