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| Corbyn digs heels in, appoints new Labour shadow cabinet amid mutiny | Corbyn digs heels in, appoints new Labour shadow cabinet amid mutiny |
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| Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled his newly reshaped cabinet, promoting key allies to his top team as the revolt against his leadership intensifies in the wake of the EU referendum vote. | Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled his newly reshaped cabinet, promoting key allies to his top team as the revolt against his leadership intensifies in the wake of the EU referendum vote. |
| On Monday morning, deputy leader Tom Watson reportedly told Corbyn he would not be joining his new cabinet, saying the leader “no longer commands Labour members’ support.” | On Monday morning, deputy leader Tom Watson reportedly told Corbyn he would not be joining his new cabinet, saying the leader “no longer commands Labour members’ support.” |
| A total of 36 Labour front benchers have handed in their resignation as at Monday lunchtime. | |
| Business secretary and shadow first secretary of state Angela Eagle is one of the latest to quit. | |
| In a statement, she said the party needs a leader "who can unite rather than divide," saying he has "lost the confidence of colleagues." | |
| Others include Shadow Foreign Minister Diana Johnson, Shadow Civil Society Minister Anna Turley, Shadow Defence Minister Toby Perkins, Shadow Cabinet Office, Scotland and Justice Minister Wayne David, and Shadow Consumer Affairs and Science Minister Yvonne Fovargue. | |
| Taking their places in the new Labour line-up are: | Taking their places in the new Labour line-up are: |
| On his Facebook page, Corbyn said the team “had their work cut out for them.” | On his Facebook page, Corbyn said the team “had their work cut out for them.” |
| “With a range of younger MPs, women and minorities and people from working class backgrounds, the most diverse Labour shadow cabinet ever can speak for all of Britain,” he said. | “With a range of younger MPs, women and minorities and people from working class backgrounds, the most diverse Labour shadow cabinet ever can speak for all of Britain,” he said. |
| The appointments come after a turbulent Sunday, which began with Corbyn sacking Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn after he told Corbyn he had lost confidence in him. | The appointments come after a turbulent Sunday, which began with Corbyn sacking Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn after he told Corbyn he had lost confidence in him. |
| A motion of no confidence in Corbyn, tabled by Labour MPs Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey, is set to be considered at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), with the possibility of a secret vote on Tuesday. | A motion of no confidence in Corbyn, tabled by Labour MPs Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey, is set to be considered at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), with the possibility of a secret vote on Tuesday. |
| In a defiant statement, Corbyn warned: “Those who want to change Labour’s leadership will have to stand in a democratic election, in which I will be a candidate.” | In a defiant statement, Corbyn warned: “Those who want to change Labour’s leadership will have to stand in a democratic election, in which I will be a candidate.” |
| He added: “I was elected by thousands of Labour Party members and supporters with an overwhelming mandate for a different kind of politics.” | He added: “I was elected by thousands of Labour Party members and supporters with an overwhelming mandate for a different kind of politics.” |
| Former Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell, who resigned on Sunday, said it was not a “planned coup” against Corbyn, but instead a reaction to the “seismic” events which have shaken Westminster, namely the EU referendum result and Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation. | Former Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell, who resigned on Sunday, said it was not a “planned coup” against Corbyn, but instead a reaction to the “seismic” events which have shaken Westminster, namely the EU referendum result and Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation. |
| She said: “I don’t think it’s sufficient to say ‘I have the support of the members.’ A leader of the Labour Party, a leader of any political party, has to command both the support of the membership as well as the support of the Parliamentary Labour Party." | She said: “I don’t think it’s sufficient to say ‘I have the support of the members.’ A leader of the Labour Party, a leader of any political party, has to command both the support of the membership as well as the support of the Parliamentary Labour Party." |
| Thousands of people are set to march on Parliament Square on Monday in support of Corbyn. More than 3,000 supporters have pledged to attend the demonstration, called #KeepCorbyn. | Thousands of people are set to march on Parliament Square on Monday in support of Corbyn. More than 3,000 supporters have pledged to attend the demonstration, called #KeepCorbyn. |