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| So, who are the 'moronic MPs' who nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership contest? | |
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| The MPs who allowed Jeremy Corbyn to enter the Labour leadership contest are "morons" who should be "ashamed of themselves", according to a former adviser to Tony Blair. | |
| Mr Corbyn, who is on course to become Labour leader according to the first public poll of those eligible to vote, scraped onto the ballot paper by winning the backing of 35 MPs - the minimum number of nominations needed to enter the race. | Mr Corbyn, who is on course to become Labour leader according to the first public poll of those eligible to vote, scraped onto the ballot paper by winning the backing of 35 MPs - the minimum number of nominations needed to enter the race. |
| Some admitted nominating Mr Corbyn to ensure the contest represented the full spectrum of voices in the party and hoped members would dismiss the crazy views of the left in favour of a more mainstream candidate. | Some admitted nominating Mr Corbyn to ensure the contest represented the full spectrum of voices in the party and hoped members would dismiss the crazy views of the left in favour of a more mainstream candidate. |
| But John McTernan, who advised Mr Blair during his time as Prime Minister, blamed them for the "disastrous" poll, which gave Mr Corbyn an astonishing 17 per cent lead over the second-placed candidate, Andy Burnham. | But John McTernan, who advised Mr Blair during his time as Prime Minister, blamed them for the "disastrous" poll, which gave Mr Corbyn an astonishing 17 per cent lead over the second-placed candidate, Andy Burnham. |
| In a blistering attack, Mr McTernan told BBC Two Newsnight: “The moronic MPs who nominated Jeremy Corbyn to ‘have a debate’ need their heads felt. They should be ashamed of themselves. They’re morons.” | In a blistering attack, Mr McTernan told BBC Two Newsnight: “The moronic MPs who nominated Jeremy Corbyn to ‘have a debate’ need their heads felt. They should be ashamed of themselves. They’re morons.” |
| So who are the 35 "morons"? | |
| Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Diane Abbott, one of Labour's candidates for London Mayor | Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Diane Abbott, one of Labour's candidates for London Mayor |
| Rushanara Ali, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow | Rushanara Ali, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow |
| Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South | Margaret Beckett, MP for Derby South |
| Margaret Beckett, the former foreign secretary under Tony Blair, has been rumoured to have regretted her decision to nominate Mr Corbyn Richard Burgon, MP for Leeds East | Margaret Beckett, the former foreign secretary under Tony Blair, has been rumoured to have regretted her decision to nominate Mr Corbyn Richard Burgon, MP for Leeds East |
| Dawn Butler MP, for Brent Central | Dawn Butler MP, for Brent Central |
| Ronnie Campbell, MP for Blyth Valley | Ronnie Campbell, MP for Blyth Valley |
| Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham | Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham |
| Sarah Champion has campaigned on behalf of child sex abuse victims Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen | |
| Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark | Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham | Jon Cruddas, MP for Dagenham |
| Jon Cruddas, who is leading an independent review into Labour's election failure Clive Efford, MP for Eltham | Jon Cruddas, who is leading an independent review into Labour's election failure Clive Efford, MP for Eltham |
| Frank Field, MP for Birkenhead | Frank Field, MP for Birkenhead |
| Frank Field, the former welfare reform minister and long-time anti-poverty campaigner Louise Haigh, MP for Sheffield, Heeley | Frank Field, the former welfare reform minister and long-time anti-poverty campaigner Louise Haigh, MP for Sheffield, Heeley |
| Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North | Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North |
| Rupa Huq, MP for Ealing Central and Acton | Rupa Huq, MP for Ealing Central and Acton |
| Imran Hussain, MP for Bradford East | Imran Hussain, MP for Bradford East |
| Huw Irranca-Davies, MP for Ogmore | Huw Irranca-Davies, MP for Ogmore |
| Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting | Sadiq Khan, MP for Tooting |
| Sadiq Khan, another Labour candidate for London Mayor and served as shadow justice secretary under Ed Miliband David Lammy, MP for Tottenham | Sadiq Khan, another Labour candidate for London Mayor and served as shadow justice secretary under Ed Miliband David Lammy, MP for Tottenham |
| David Lammy is also running to be Labour's candidate for London Mayor Clive Lewis MP, for Norwich South | David Lammy is also running to be Labour's candidate for London Mayor Clive Lewis MP, for Norwich South |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles | Rebecca Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles |
| Gordon Marsden, MP for Blackpool South | Gordon Marsden, MP for Blackpool South |
| John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington | John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington |
| Michael Meacher, MP for Oldham West and Royton | Michael Meacher, MP for Oldham West and Royton |
| Grahame Morris, MP for Easington | Grahame Morris, MP for Easington |
| Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central | Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central |
| Kate Osamor, MP for Edmonton | Kate Osamor, MP for Edmonton |
| Tulip Siddiq, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn | Tulip Siddiq, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn |
| Dennis Skinner, MP for Bolsover | Dennis Skinner, MP for Bolsover |
| It is no surprise that Dennis Skinner, the veteran hard-left MP for Bolsover is on the list of MPs who voted for Corbyn Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood | |
| Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East | Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East |
| Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West | Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West |
| Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury | Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury |
| Emily Thornberry, who represents a neighbouring seat to Mr Corbyn, has said she hopes he won't win but nominated him anyway Jon Trickett, MP for Hemsworth | Emily Thornberry, who represents a neighbouring seat to Mr Corbyn, has said she hopes he won't win but nominated him anyway Jon Trickett, MP for Hemsworth |
| Catherine West, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green | Catherine West, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green |
| Mr McTernan said the damage must be undone by one or two of the three mainstream candidates pulling out of the race to ensure Mr Corbyn does not win and lurch Labour to the left. | |
| “These figures are disastrous for the Labour Party, disastrous. The fact is the other candidates need to decide who is the ABC candidate - the Anyone But Corbyn candidate,” he said. | “These figures are disastrous for the Labour Party, disastrous. The fact is the other candidates need to decide who is the ABC candidate - the Anyone But Corbyn candidate,” he said. |
| Attempting to explain why Mr Corbyn was performing so well with Labour party members, he gave a straight-forward answer: "Political parties are full of suicidally inclined activists and clearly some Labour members are suicidally inclined." |