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| Jeremy Corbyn: Labour reaching out to voters across UK | Jeremy Corbyn: Labour reaching out to voters across UK |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour under his leadership is reaching out to voters across the UK, after ex-leader Neil Kinnock warned against his re-election. | Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour under his leadership is reaching out to voters across the UK, after ex-leader Neil Kinnock warned against his re-election. |
| Lord Kinnock told the BBC the party faced a "lifetime" out of power if Mr Corbyn wins the leadership contest. | Lord Kinnock told the BBC the party faced a "lifetime" out of power if Mr Corbyn wins the leadership contest. |
| But Mr Corbyn told ITV's Peston on Sunday Lord Kinnock should be "more optimistic", as he insisted Labour could appeal to the centre-ground. | But Mr Corbyn told ITV's Peston on Sunday Lord Kinnock should be "more optimistic", as he insisted Labour could appeal to the centre-ground. |
| It comes with under a week to go until the contest ends this Saturday. | It comes with under a week to go until the contest ends this Saturday. |
| Kinnock warns against Jeremy Corbyn re-election | Kinnock warns against Jeremy Corbyn re-election |
| Guide to the Labour leadership election | Guide to the Labour leadership election |
| Mr Corbyn is being challenged for the leadership by Owen Smith, a former Labour work and pensions spokesman". | Mr Corbyn is being challenged for the leadership by Owen Smith, a former Labour work and pensions spokesman". |
| The contest was sparked after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence by his MPs, following a series of resignations from his shadow cabinet in protest at his leadership. | The contest was sparked after Mr Corbyn lost a vote of no confidence by his MPs, following a series of resignations from his shadow cabinet in protest at his leadership. |
| 'Reaching out' | 'Reaching out' |
| Speaking to the BBC's Panorama programme, Lord Kinnock said: "Unless things change radically, and rapidly, it's very doubtful I'll see another Labour government in my lifetime." | Speaking to the BBC's Panorama programme, Lord Kinnock said: "Unless things change radically, and rapidly, it's very doubtful I'll see another Labour government in my lifetime." |
| The former party leader, who led the fight against left-wing extremism in the 1980s, when Labour was paralysed by faction fighting, added: "Not just in my lifetime but stretching back to the 1930s, by any examination this is the greatest crisis that the Labour Party has faced." | The former party leader, who led the fight against left-wing extremism in the 1980s, when Labour was paralysed by faction fighting, added: "Not just in my lifetime but stretching back to the 1930s, by any examination this is the greatest crisis that the Labour Party has faced." |
| Responding to Lord Kinnock's criticism, Mr Corbyn told Peston on Sunday: "I hope Neil can be a bit more optimistic." | Responding to Lord Kinnock's criticism, Mr Corbyn told Peston on Sunday: "I hope Neil can be a bit more optimistic." |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By John Pienaar, BBC deputy political editor | By John Pienaar, BBC deputy political editor |
| An extraordinary olive branch to hostile Labour MPs, after the rebellion of the summer and the failed attempt to force the leader's resignation, has emerged. | An extraordinary olive branch to hostile Labour MPs, after the rebellion of the summer and the failed attempt to force the leader's resignation, has emerged. |
| Shadow chancellor John McDonnell - Jeremy Corbyn's closest friend and chief lieutenant at Westminster - said the Labour leader and himself were willing to take lessons in leadership. | Shadow chancellor John McDonnell - Jeremy Corbyn's closest friend and chief lieutenant at Westminster - said the Labour leader and himself were willing to take lessons in leadership. |
| "Tutorials" from former senior ministers and shadow ministers would answer accusations of incompetence, improve their performance in the House of Commons and improve relations with Labour colleagues at Westminster. | "Tutorials" from former senior ministers and shadow ministers would answer accusations of incompetence, improve their performance in the House of Commons and improve relations with Labour colleagues at Westminster. |
| "A bit of tutoring from some old hands?" I asked him. | "A bit of tutoring from some old hands?" I asked him. |
| "Well, why not?" he replied. "Why not?" | "Well, why not?" he replied. "Why not?" |
| More here | More here |
| Asked how he could appeal to centre-ground voters, he said: "Do we want an education service that works for all or works for the few? Do we want a health service that works for everybody or a health service of last resort for those that can't afford to go private? | Asked how he could appeal to centre-ground voters, he said: "Do we want an education service that works for all or works for the few? Do we want a health service that works for everybody or a health service of last resort for those that can't afford to go private? |
| "Do we want an investment strategy that builds railways and broadband communication over the whole of the country. | "Do we want an investment strategy that builds railways and broadband communication over the whole of the country. |
| "Do we want a government that actually works for the whole country and reaches out to those places that have been left behind. | "Do we want a government that actually works for the whole country and reaches out to those places that have been left behind. |
| "It's reaching out to the whole country. That's what we're offering." | "It's reaching out to the whole country. That's what we're offering." |
| 'Democratising Labour' | 'Democratising Labour' |
| Meanwhile, shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis has confirmed that the party is considering allowing both Labour MPs and party members to vote on who should be in the shadow cabinet. | Meanwhile, shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis has confirmed that the party is considering allowing both Labour MPs and party members to vote on who should be in the shadow cabinet. |
| Newspaper reports suggested a third of Labour's top team could be elected by the parliamentary party, another third by the party membership, and the final third chosen by the leader. | Newspaper reports suggested a third of Labour's top team could be elected by the parliamentary party, another third by the party membership, and the final third chosen by the leader. |
| Mr Lewis told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show it was "a genuine idea and something that should be discussed and reviewed". | Mr Lewis told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show it was "a genuine idea and something that should be discussed and reviewed". |
| He said he believed the idea would be discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the party's ruling National Executive Committee. | He said he believed the idea would be discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the party's ruling National Executive Committee. |
| "I think it's about the ideas that are coming out about democratising our party, about allowing members, allowing people, to have a real say in how their representatives represent them and the policies that we have as a party and I think that's good." | "I think it's about the ideas that are coming out about democratising our party, about allowing members, allowing people, to have a real say in how their representatives represent them and the policies that we have as a party and I think that's good." |
| Mr Corbyn would not be drawn on the details of the plans, saying he wanted a discussion on the issue. But he said the leader should retain some control over who sits in the shadow cabinet. | Mr Corbyn would not be drawn on the details of the plans, saying he wanted a discussion on the issue. But he said the leader should retain some control over who sits in the shadow cabinet. |
| "A proportion is fine but I do think that there has to be also a recognition that we have a system where the leader is elected by the membership and supporters as a whole, and clearly the leader has a mandate coming from that election and has put forward various views." | "A proportion is fine but I do think that there has to be also a recognition that we have a system where the leader is elected by the membership and supporters as a whole, and clearly the leader has a mandate coming from that election and has put forward various views." |
| 'Deepening divisions' | 'Deepening divisions' |
| However leadership contender Owen Smith accused Mr Corbyn of seeking to "deepen divisions" between the party's membership - which is seen as overwhelmingly in favour of the leader - and its MPs - who are largely opposed to Mr Corbyn. | However leadership contender Owen Smith accused Mr Corbyn of seeking to "deepen divisions" between the party's membership - which is seen as overwhelmingly in favour of the leader - and its MPs - who are largely opposed to Mr Corbyn. |
| Speaking to Sky News, he said reports that party members could be given a role in electing the shadow cabinet and shaping policy "isn't a conciliatory gesture". | Speaking to Sky News, he said reports that party members could be given a role in electing the shadow cabinet and shaping policy "isn't a conciliatory gesture". |
| "It's not simply an attempt to extend democracy in the Labour Party. It's an attempt to deepen divisions between new members and MPs. | "It's not simply an attempt to extend democracy in the Labour Party. It's an attempt to deepen divisions between new members and MPs. |
| "It's an attempt to further cement his position and to use the membership as a means of driving a wedge between the MPs and his leadership." | "It's an attempt to further cement his position and to use the membership as a means of driving a wedge between the MPs and his leadership." |
| Mr Smith added that if Mr Corbyn was serious about uniting the party he should consider returning to the system under which the members of Labour's shadow cabinet were elected by a vote among its parliamentary party. | Mr Smith added that if Mr Corbyn was serious about uniting the party he should consider returning to the system under which the members of Labour's shadow cabinet were elected by a vote among its parliamentary party. |
| "I'm in favour of us having more democracy in the Labour Party but I don't think Jeremy and his team can get away with saying that this is all about an olive branch when really and truly it's about deepening the divisions that he's created in the party." | "I'm in favour of us having more democracy in the Labour Party but I don't think Jeremy and his team can get away with saying that this is all about an olive branch when really and truly it's about deepening the divisions that he's created in the party." |
| Panorama's investigation Labour: Is The Party Over? - including the full interview with Lord Kinnock - is on BBC One on Monday at 2030 BST and will be available on the iPlayer afterwards. |