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Membership 'can sweep Labour to power' - Jeremy Corbyn Membership 'can sweep Labour to power' - Jeremy Corbyn
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Jeremy Corbyn will tell supporters the power of Labour's 500,000-strong membership can sweep the party to victory at the next general election. Jeremy Corbyn has told supporters the power of Labour's 500,000-strong membership can sweep the party to victory at the next general election.
He will say new members are full of "energy and ideas" and will be a "major part" of his plans in government. He said new members are full of "energy and ideas" and will be a "major part" of his plans in government.
It comes as 130,000 new members were excluded from voting in the leadership contest by a Court of Appeal ruling.It comes as 130,000 new members were excluded from voting in the leadership contest by a Court of Appeal ruling.
Meanwhile, fellow contender Owen Smith warned Labour was in crisis and may "disappear overnight" without change.Meanwhile, fellow contender Owen Smith warned Labour was in crisis and may "disappear overnight" without change.
The contest between incumbent Mr Corbyn and challenger Mr Smith was sparked after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence by his MPs and faced mass resignations from his top team.The contest between incumbent Mr Corbyn and challenger Mr Smith was sparked after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence by his MPs and faced mass resignations from his top team.
Mr Corbyn will tell a rally in Milton Keynes that new members - including those excluded from voting - can help Labour into government. Mr Corbyn told a rally in Milton Keynes that new members - including those excluded from voting - can help Labour into government.
He will say the leadership contest will demonstrate the "new and innovative methods" Labour will use at the next general election. He told the BBC it was "very sad" that some members would not get a vote, saying the party would have to look at the issue "after all this is over".
"Using our mass membership we can organise within communities and communicate with voters in a more effective way than ever before," he will say. The current contest will demonstrate the "new and innovative methods" Labour will use at the next general election, he said.
"Using our mass membership we can organise within communities and communicate with voters in a more effective way than ever before," he added.
"With over half a million members, Labour can be at the heart of every community in Britain and win the next general election."With over half a million members, Labour can be at the heart of every community in Britain and win the next general election.
"That movement contains new energy, new ideas and it's a major part of our plan for government.""That movement contains new energy, new ideas and it's a major part of our plan for government."
Meanwhile, Mr Smith told supporters that political parties took "a long, long time to rise, but history tells us they can disappear very, very quickly - they can disappear overnight".Meanwhile, Mr Smith told supporters that political parties took "a long, long time to rise, but history tells us they can disappear very, very quickly - they can disappear overnight".
"And right now it feels to me as though we are needed as never before.""And right now it feels to me as though we are needed as never before."
He said the party had "a duty" to fight to keep the UK within the European Union (EU) and "to see what is the reality of the Brexit negotiations", adding: "Because it will not be as was promised.He said the party had "a duty" to fight to keep the UK within the European Union (EU) and "to see what is the reality of the Brexit negotiations", adding: "Because it will not be as was promised.
"It will not be a simple set of trade deals, it will not be an end to immigration, it will not be more money for public services - none of those things will come to pass."It will not be a simple set of trade deals, it will not be an end to immigration, it will not be more money for public services - none of those things will come to pass.
"And at the end of this we should have the courage to say to the British people, if it isn't what you wanted then we would put it back to you - either as a second referendum or at a general election.""And at the end of this we should have the courage to say to the British people, if it isn't what you wanted then we would put it back to you - either as a second referendum or at a general election."
Court battleCourt battle
Mr Smith added that Friday's Court of Appeal ruling "doesn't change my approach to this contest", saying he would continue to make his case as to why he should become Labour's new leader.Mr Smith added that Friday's Court of Appeal ruling "doesn't change my approach to this contest", saying he would continue to make his case as to why he should become Labour's new leader.
The Court of Appeal ruled Labour was within its rights to stop new members voting in its leadership contest.The Court of Appeal ruled Labour was within its rights to stop new members voting in its leadership contest.
This backed up the ruling in July of the National Executive Committee - the body that governs the Labour Party - that full members could only vote if they had at least six months' continuous membership.This backed up the ruling in July of the National Executive Committee - the body that governs the Labour Party - that full members could only vote if they had at least six months' continuous membership.
That was later successfully challenged by some new members in the High Court.That was later successfully challenged by some new members in the High Court.
But this was reversed on Friday by the Court of Appeal, whose ruling said the party had the power "to set the criteria for members to be eligible to vote".But this was reversed on Friday by the Court of Appeal, whose ruling said the party had the power "to set the criteria for members to be eligible to vote".
It effectively reintroduced the voting ban on nearly 130,000 members.It effectively reintroduced the voting ban on nearly 130,000 members.
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn's campaign said that verdict was legally and democratically "wrong".A spokesman for Mr Corbyn's campaign said that verdict was legally and democratically "wrong".