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| Labour leadership: Corbyn is 'stirring' up trouble says Eagle | Labour leadership: Corbyn is 'stirring' up trouble says Eagle |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of "stirring" up trouble among his supporters after a Labour MP said she was "afraid" for her staff's safety. | Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of "stirring" up trouble among his supporters after a Labour MP said she was "afraid" for her staff's safety. |
| Angela Eagle said Mr Corbyn had not condemned abuse directed against MPs critical of his leadership and allowed a "permissive environment" to flourish. | Angela Eagle said Mr Corbyn had not condemned abuse directed against MPs critical of his leadership and allowed a "permissive environment" to flourish. |
| The one-time leadership challenger has cancelled constituency meetings after receiving death threats. | The one-time leadership challenger has cancelled constituency meetings after receiving death threats. |
| Mr Corbyn said he regretted her remarks and had spoken out against abuse. | Mr Corbyn said he regretted her remarks and had spoken out against abuse. |
| Meanwhile, a row over the potential de-selection of Labour MPs opposed to Mr Corbyn's leadership has deepened, with former acting leader Harriet Harman accusing Mr Corbyn of "driving a wedge" between MPs and party members over the procedures for choosing who can stand at the next election. | Meanwhile, a row over the potential de-selection of Labour MPs opposed to Mr Corbyn's leadership has deepened, with former acting leader Harriet Harman accusing Mr Corbyn of "driving a wedge" between MPs and party members over the procedures for choosing who can stand at the next election. |
| Mr Corbyn is facing a challenge to his leadership from former shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith, who has criticised his "useless" leadership and claimed he can save the party from splitting in two. | Mr Corbyn is facing a challenge to his leadership from former shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith, who has criticised his "useless" leadership and claimed he can save the party from splitting in two. |
| 'Ritual condemnations' | 'Ritual condemnations' |
| All Labour constituency parties have been suspended for the duration of the leadership campaign amid ongoing turmoil. | All Labour constituency parties have been suspended for the duration of the leadership campaign amid ongoing turmoil. |
| Several MPs who oppose Mr Corbyn have accused his supporters in the Momentum group of trying to intimidate them and their staff. | Several MPs who oppose Mr Corbyn have accused his supporters in the Momentum group of trying to intimidate them and their staff. |
| Ms Eagle, who withdrew her own leadership bid earlier in the week, has suggested Mr Corbyn has "contributed" to the current grassroots unrest. | Ms Eagle, who withdrew her own leadership bid earlier in the week, has suggested Mr Corbyn has "contributed" to the current grassroots unrest. |
| The former shadow business secretary, one of 20 members of the shadow cabinet to resign last month in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership, had her constituency office vandalised last week. | The former shadow business secretary, one of 20 members of the shadow cabinet to resign last month in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership, had her constituency office vandalised last week. |
| She said on Thursday she was cancelling public meetings in her Wallasey constituency on police advice - although Merseyside Police later said it had been the MP's decision to do so. | She said on Thursday she was cancelling public meetings in her Wallasey constituency on police advice - although Merseyside Police later said it had been the MP's decision to do so. |
| The MP, who is now supporting Mr Smith, told the Daily Telegraph. "He (Mr Corbyn) has been stirring, he needs to be held to account...I think he has contributed to this. | The MP, who is now supporting Mr Smith, told the Daily Telegraph. "He (Mr Corbyn) has been stirring, he needs to be held to account...I think he has contributed to this. |
| "It is all very well to condemn it but there is a permissive environment. You can make any number of ritual condemnations as you like but you have got to be judged on your actions, not just words. | "It is all very well to condemn it but there is a permissive environment. You can make any number of ritual condemnations as you like but you have got to be judged on your actions, not just words. |
| "I am afraid for my staff. It's them that have been up there not me. It's them that have had to field the calls." | "I am afraid for my staff. It's them that have been up there not me. It's them that have had to field the calls." |
| In response, Mr Corbyn said he had spoken out against "any forms of abuse whatsoever in politics or public life" and did not feel responsible for recent incidents, including reported criminal damage of Ms Eagle's constituency office which is being investigated by police. | In response, Mr Corbyn said he had spoken out against "any forms of abuse whatsoever in politics or public life" and did not feel responsible for recent incidents, including reported criminal damage of Ms Eagle's constituency office which is being investigated by police. |
| He told BBC News: "I deeply regret the language that Angela is using there. As soon as I heard about the brick that was thrown through part of the building where her office is I called her and her office immediately, expressed my regret for what happened and absolutely condemned it." | He told BBC News: "I deeply regret the language that Angela is using there. As soon as I heard about the brick that was thrown through part of the building where her office is I called her and her office immediately, expressed my regret for what happened and absolutely condemned it." |
| 'Consigned to history' | 'Consigned to history' |
| The Labour leader, who launched his official re-election campaign on Thursday, said he had put in place a "very clear" code of conduct for how he and his supporters should behave during the two-month leadership contest - to be decided on 24 September. | The Labour leader, who launched his official re-election campaign on Thursday, said he had put in place a "very clear" code of conduct for how he and his supporters should behave during the two-month leadership contest - to be decided on 24 September. |
| But as the rift between Mr Corbyn and the majority of his MPs grows, one frontbencher has suggested the Labour leader had threatened to "ring his dad" - who is a Sinn Fein councillor - after the MP said he needed to reach out traditional Labour voters in a magazine interview. | |
| Conor McGinn, the MP for St Helens North, told Politics Home he had been subjected to a "torrent of abuse" by the Labour leader's supporters in recent weeks but his claims have been denied by the party leadership. | Conor McGinn, the MP for St Helens North, told Politics Home he had been subjected to a "torrent of abuse" by the Labour leader's supporters in recent weeks but his claims have been denied by the party leadership. |
| And Ms Harman said Mr Corbyn had failed to reassure MPs who did not support him that they would not be prevented from standing again at the next election. | And Ms Harman said Mr Corbyn had failed to reassure MPs who did not support him that they would not be prevented from standing again at the next election. |
| The Labour leader has said it was up to party members to decide whether the process of mandatory re-selection should continue or the procedures should be "widened". | The Labour leader has said it was up to party members to decide whether the process of mandatory re-selection should continue or the procedures should be "widened". |
| Ms Harman said: "It's not clear whether what he's doing is trying to explain the current rules or whether or not there's a new set of rules and what they are but I think that either way, it's evidence that Jeremy's not capable of leading the party in a united way." | Ms Harman said: "It's not clear whether what he's doing is trying to explain the current rules or whether or not there's a new set of rules and what they are but I think that either way, it's evidence that Jeremy's not capable of leading the party in a united way." |
| Mr Smith will later warn that Labour could be "consigned to history" if Mr Corbyn is re-elected and he has a duty to stop the party continuing "along this path to a disastrous split". | Mr Smith will later warn that Labour could be "consigned to history" if Mr Corbyn is re-elected and he has a duty to stop the party continuing "along this path to a disastrous split". |
| Speaking at a campaign event in Manchester, he will say: "If we don't pull ourselves back from the brink, unite and start acting like a team we are at risk of falling apart. | Speaking at a campaign event in Manchester, he will say: "If we don't pull ourselves back from the brink, unite and start acting like a team we are at risk of falling apart. |
| "I can't stand by and watch that happen, it would be a betrayal of the labour movement's history and heritage of working together to secure power in order to improve people's lives." | "I can't stand by and watch that happen, it would be a betrayal of the labour movement's history and heritage of working together to secure power in order to improve people's lives." |
| Mr Corbyn will seek to galvanise his own supporters at a series of UK-wide meetings on Saturday - with rallies in Salford, London, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Liverpool, Hull, Glasgow and Cambridge. | Mr Corbyn will seek to galvanise his own supporters at a series of UK-wide meetings on Saturday - with rallies in Salford, London, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Liverpool, Hull, Glasgow and Cambridge. |
| His campaign team say Mr Corbyn is building an "election-winning operation" based on digital networks and the explosion in party membership in recent weeks. | His campaign team say Mr Corbyn is building an "election-winning operation" based on digital networks and the explosion in party membership in recent weeks. |