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| Last-minute changes to Labour leadership contest spark anger among Corbyn supporters | |
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| Welcome to The Independent’s live blog ahead of David Cameron’s final Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons before he steps down as leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister. | Welcome to The Independent’s live blog ahead of David Cameron’s final Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons before he steps down as leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister. |
| Shortly after facing questions from Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, Mr Cameron will head to Buckingham Palace to hand in his resignation to the Queen – paving the way for Theresa May, the Prime Minister-elect, to enter Downing Street later this evening. | Shortly after facing questions from Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, Mr Cameron will head to Buckingham Palace to hand in his resignation to the Queen – paving the way for Theresa May, the Prime Minister-elect, to enter Downing Street later this evening. |
| But while divisions in the Tory party begin the long process of healing under a new leader, Labour’s descent into self-destructive warfare has entered a new phase after the party’s governing body ruled that Mr Corbyn can automatically stand for re-election as the party’s leader. | But while divisions in the Tory party begin the long process of healing under a new leader, Labour’s descent into self-destructive warfare has entered a new phase after the party’s governing body ruled that Mr Corbyn can automatically stand for re-election as the party’s leader. |
| Owen Smith, the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, is expected to formally announce later today that he will be challenging the Labour leader for his position after a negotiation between two collapsed. Angela Eagle, the former Shadow Business Secretary, also announced her candidacy earlier this week. | Owen Smith, the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, is expected to formally announce later today that he will be challenging the Labour leader for his position after a negotiation between two collapsed. Angela Eagle, the former Shadow Business Secretary, also announced her candidacy earlier this week. |