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| Angela Eagle to announce Labour leadership bid on Monday | Angela Eagle to announce Labour leadership bid on Monday |
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| Angela Eagle has said she will announce her bid for the leadership of the Labour Party on Monday. | Angela Eagle has said she will announce her bid for the leadership of the Labour Party on Monday. |
| Ms Eagle, who resigned as shadow business secretary last week, said leader Jeremy Corbyn had failed "to lead an organised and effective" party. | Ms Eagle, who resigned as shadow business secretary last week, said leader Jeremy Corbyn had failed "to lead an organised and effective" party. |
| Mr Corbyn's spokesman insisted he would remain as leader of the party and would fight any leadership challenge. | Mr Corbyn's spokesman insisted he would remain as leader of the party and would fight any leadership challenge. |
| It comes after Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called off talks with unions aimed at resolving the stand-off. | It comes after Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called off talks with unions aimed at resolving the stand-off. |
| Mr Corbyn has refused to step down despite a vote of no confidence passed by the party's MPs last month - and many resignations from his shadow cabinet - in the wake of the EU referendum. | Mr Corbyn has refused to step down despite a vote of no confidence passed by the party's MPs last month - and many resignations from his shadow cabinet - in the wake of the EU referendum. |
| Confirming her leadership bid, Ms Eagle said she would "explain my vision for the country and the difference a strong Labour Party can make" on Monday. | Confirming her leadership bid, Ms Eagle said she would "explain my vision for the country and the difference a strong Labour Party can make" on Monday. |
| But Mr Corbyn, in a speech at the Durham Miners' Gala, urged the party to unite. | |
| "I urge all my colleagues to listen very carefully to [the unions] and indeed come together to oppose what this government is doing to the most vulnerable within our society," he said. | "I urge all my colleagues to listen very carefully to [the unions] and indeed come together to oppose what this government is doing to the most vulnerable within our society," he said. |
| He did not directly comment on the potential leadership challenge, but hinted his resolve would not be broken, saying his patience was "infinite". | |
| He added that he had been asked how he was coping with the pressure on him, and had replied "there is no pressure on me". | |
| "The real pressure is when you don't have enough money to feed your kids, when you don't have a roof over your head, when you're wondering if you're going to be cared for," he said. | |
| Profile: Angela Eagle | Profile: Angela Eagle |
| Earlier, shadow home secretary Andy Burnham said the party's priority now "should not be to descend into civil war". | Earlier, shadow home secretary Andy Burnham said the party's priority now "should not be to descend into civil war". |
| "It should be to give the country some clarity and stability and get after this government because it's causing chaos," he told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. | "It should be to give the country some clarity and stability and get after this government because it's causing chaos," he told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. |
| Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith, who had been named by some as another possible leadership challenger, issued a statement saying he was "committed" to preventing a split in the party. | |
| He said division was the "greatest crisis facing Labour in generations", adding that "a small number of people from both the left and right of our party seem intent on letting it split". | |
| 'Act of sabotage' | 'Act of sabotage' |
| Calling off the union talks, Mr Watson said Mr Corbyn's declaration to continue "come what may" meant there was "no realistic prospect of reaching a compromise" over the leadership. | |
| The Unite union - the UK's biggest union - had been due to meet representatives of Mr Corbyn and Labour MPs in Brighton on Sunday in a bid to break the deadlock. | |
| Mr Watson said he had made "significant progress" during initial talks this week, adding it was his "strong belief" the discussions could have led to a basis for further talks. | |
| But he said: "It is with regret and profound sadness that I have concluded there is little to be achieved by pursuing wider conversations with our union affiliates at this time." | But he said: "It is with regret and profound sadness that I have concluded there is little to be achieved by pursuing wider conversations with our union affiliates at this time." |
| Mr Corbyn's spokesman said it was "disappointing that some have walked away from [the talks]". | Mr Corbyn's spokesman said it was "disappointing that some have walked away from [the talks]". |
| Unite's general secretary Len McCluskey, who had been spearheading efforts to resolve the leadership crisis, said Mr Watson's actions were an "act of sabotage fraught with peril for the future of the party". | Unite's general secretary Len McCluskey, who had been spearheading efforts to resolve the leadership crisis, said Mr Watson's actions were an "act of sabotage fraught with peril for the future of the party". |
| He said he had made it "absolutely clear from the outset of these discussions that Jeremy Corbyn's resignation as leader was not on the agenda", and to suggest otherwise was a "deeply disingenuous manoeuvre". |