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Jeremy Corbyn says all Labour MPs may face reselection Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour MPs to get behind the party
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Jeremy Corbyn has promised a "full and open selection process" to choose every would-be Labour MP if new constituency boundaries are in place before 2020. Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour MPs to "get behind the party" as he launched his campaign to be re-elected leader.
Launching his campaign to remain Labour leader, he said current MPs would be able to "put their name forward". Mr Corbyn promised to tackle inequality, neglect and prejudice if elected PM including plans to make companies publish equality pay audits.
Mr Corbyn urged Labour MPs to unite behind him to tackle inequality, neglect and prejudice if elected PM. He also said there would be a "full and open selection process" to choose every would-be Labour MP if new constituency boundaries were in place before 2020.
Firms would have to publish equality pay audits, added Mr Corbyn who is facing a challenge to his leadership. He said current MPs would be able to "put their name forward".
In the past 48 hours, 183,000 people have signed up to vote in the ballot which pits Mr Corbyn against Owen Smith.In the past 48 hours, 183,000 people have signed up to vote in the ballot which pits Mr Corbyn against Owen Smith.
They paid £25 each to become registered supporters by Wednesday's deadline, enabling them to have a say in the contest, with the result due to be announced on 24 September.They paid £25 each to become registered supporters by Wednesday's deadline, enabling them to have a say in the contest, with the result due to be announced on 24 September.
In his speech launching his campaign for re-election, Mr Corbyn vowed to tackle the "five ills of 21st Century Britain" - inequality, neglect, prejudice, insecurity and discrimination.
Drawing inspiration from the 1942 Beveridge report - which identified "five giant evils" and is widely regarded as being the foundation of the post-war welfare state - Mr Corbyn committed to coming up with regular detailed policies to tackle the obstacles "holding individuals and communities back".
Signalling his commitment to tackle workplace discrimination, Mr Corbyn said that if he became prime minister, all firms employing more than 21 staff would have to publish information about the pay, hours and grade of every job.
This, he said, would highlight the extent to which female, disabled and BME workers remained unfairly treated 40 years on from the Equal Pay Act.
Under the plan, employers could be fined for not providing the information while the Equalities and Human Rights Commission would be given a beefed-up role to monitor their compliance.
Despite his lack of support from the parliamentary party, Mr Corbyn said Labour was "stronger" than when he took over as leader, claiming it had forced the government to abandon its austerity strategy and "changed the debate" on welfare.
He promised to "hold out the hand of friendship" to MPs after the leadership contest is over, adding: "I have an ability to conveniently forget some of the unpleasant things that are said, because it is simply not worth it."
Following an earlier attack by shadow health secretary Diane Abbott, Mr Corbyn also took a swipe at Mr Smith over his previous job working for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
He did not mention the former shadow work and pensions secretary in his speech, but was asked about Ms Abbott's comments in the Q&A, saying medical research should not be "farmed out" to such companies and that he hoped his rival would "come fully on board" with him over the need for an NHS free at the point of use.
Mr Smith has said he will be "just as radical" as Mr Corbyn but is better placed, with the support of the majority of his colleagues, to put principles into practice and get Labour back into a position of being ready to get back in power.
Most Labour MPs want Mr Corbyn to stand aside, but he won an overwhelming victory among the party's wider membership last year.Most Labour MPs want Mr Corbyn to stand aside, but he won an overwhelming victory among the party's wider membership last year.
'Five ills'
Some MPs who have criticised the leader fear the government's planned boundary review, due to be published in 2018, could be used to replace them with Corbyn supporters.Some MPs who have criticised the leader fear the government's planned boundary review, due to be published in 2018, could be used to replace them with Corbyn supporters.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has previously said there was "no way" the review would be used to deselect MPs.Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has previously said there was "no way" the review would be used to deselect MPs.
Taking questions after his launch, Mr Corbyn said that if the next general election takes place on the revised boundaries: "There would be a full selection process in every constituency but the sitting MP... would have an opportunity to put their name forward.Taking questions after his launch, Mr Corbyn said that if the next general election takes place on the revised boundaries: "There would be a full selection process in every constituency but the sitting MP... would have an opportunity to put their name forward.
"So there will be a full and open selection process for every constituency Labour Party through the whole of the UK.""So there will be a full and open selection process for every constituency Labour Party through the whole of the UK."
In his speech launching his campaign for re-election, Mr Corbyn vowed to tackle the "five ills of 21st Century Britain" - inequality, neglect, prejudice, insecurity and discrimination.
Drawing inspiration from the 1942 Beveridge report - which identified "five giant evils" and is widely regarded as being the foundation of the post-war welfare state - Mr Corbyn committed to coming up with regular detailed policies to tackle the obstacles "holding individuals and communities back".
"The injustices that scar society today are not those of 1945... want, squalor, idleness, disease and ignorance," he said.
"And they have changed since I first entered Parliament in 1983… today what is holding people back above all are inequality, neglect, insecurity, prejudice and discrimination.
"In our campaign I want to confront all five of those ills head on, setting out not only how Labour will campaign against these injustices in opposition but also spelling out some of the measures the next Labour government will take to overcome them and move decisively towards a society in which opportunity and prosperity are truly shared."
Signalling his commitment to tackle workplace discrimination, Mr Corbyn said that if he became prime minister, all firms employing more than 21 staff will have to publish information about the pay, hours and grade of every job.
Although it is unclear which candidate the new members are likely to support, Mr Corbyn said he was "delighted" by the take-up, while a spokesman said it was "reasonable to assume" that the majority of the new registrations came from supporters of the veteran left-winger.
Labour's 380,000-plus members who joined before 12 January, as well as affiliated supporters from unions and other organisations, are also entitled to vote.
This, he said, will highlight the extent to which female, disabled and BME workers remain unfairly treated 40 years on from the Equal Pay Act.
"Last year Britain was ranked 18th in the world for its gender pay gap, below Nicaragua, Namibia and New Zealand," he said. "We can and must do better. So Labour is calling time on the waiting game."
Under the plan, employers could be fined for not providing the information while the Equalities and Human Rights Commission will be given a beefed-up role to monitor their compliance.
Who can vote in Labour leadership contest?Who can vote in Labour leadership contest?
Labour Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote, although there are some key differences from the 2015 contest which Jeremy Corbyn won.Labour Party members, affiliated trade union supporters and so-called registered supporters are able to vote, although there are some key differences from the 2015 contest which Jeremy Corbyn won.
Guide to the Labour leadership electionGuide to the Labour leadership election
Mr Smith has said he will be "just as radical" as Mr Corbyn but is better placed, with the support of the majority of his colleagues, to put principles into practice and get Labour back into a position of being ready to get back in power.
The vast majority of Labour MPs are supporting Mr Smith, a former shadow work and pensions secretary who was among more than 20 shadow cabinet members to walk out of Mr Corbyn's team last month in protest at his leadership.
Last week, the party's ruling National Executive Committee decided that Mr Corbyn, as incumbent leader, was not required to meet the threshold of 51 nominations to stand, but a High Court challenge has been launched against the ruling.
Mr Corbyn has won the right to personally fight the legal action, brought by Labour donor and former parliamentary candidate Michael Foster, which is due to be heard next week.
In an e-mail to party members on Wednesday, the party's general secretary Ian McNicol said the NEC had "set strict guidelines regarding the use of data by candidates in line with guidance from the Information Commissioner" - amid concerns about its use by third party groups.