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Jeremy Corbyn in Labour leadership contest 'for real' Jeremy Corbyn only wants 'genuine' Labour leadership backers
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Jeremy Corbyn has said he is in the Labour leadership contest "for real", and called for the renationalisation of the railways and energy companies. Jeremy Corbyn says he only wants "genuine Labour supporters" to vote for him in the party's leadership contest.
The left-wing MP, who topped a recent YouGov poll, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he was "making no predictions" over the outcome. It has been suggested that Conservative supporters and "hard left" activists have been registering for the vote in order to back the left wing MP.
The popularity of his campaign has sparked a row within the party. As a result, two backbench MPs, Graham Stringer and John Mann, have called for the leadership contest to be halted.
Ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond said he could work with Labour on "a range of issues" if Mr Corbyn became leader. But another leadership candidate, Andy Burnham, said he had seen no evidence of infiltration "on a large scale".
Mr Salmond said the Islington North MP was a "substantial politician" and criticised his "demonisation" in the press, saying the two parties could co-operate on welfare reform and Trident renewal. "If John [Mann] has evidence then he needs to send it to the Labour Party," he told Sky News.
'Out of control' Mr Mann told the Sunday Times the contest was "totally out of control", and said acting leader Mrs Harman should step in so proper checks could be conducted.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is among those to have warned Labour against moving to the left following a poll that put Mr Corbyn ahead of Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in the race to succeed Ed Miliband. 'Robust system'
It has been suggested that Conservative supporters, as well as "hard left" activists, have been paying the £3 required to take part in the vote in order to back Mr Corbyn. On BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend, Mr Stringer called for the "deeply flawed system" - whereby non members can pay £3 to become an "affiliated supporter" and take part in the leadership election - to be scrapped.
Backbench MP John Mann told the Sunday Times the contest was "totally out of control", and said acting leader Mrs Harman should step in so proper checks could be conducted. "The party has a difficult choice. It either has to go ahead with this election or it has to delay the decision, or it has to change the system," he said.
Labour could end up with a leader "who is chosen by readers of the [Conservative-supporting] Daily Telegraph", he said, adding: "I am worried that people who do not have the interests of the Labour Party at heart are joining the Labour Party."
Labour says it has a "robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications" and that anyone "not sharing the aims or values of the Labour Party will be denied a vote".
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Corbyn said: "I only want people to register as Labour supporters if they are genuine Labour supporters and they want to stay for the longer course."
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"I only want people to register as Labour supporters if they are genuine Labour supporters and they want to stay for the longer course," Mr Corbyn said. The popularity of the Islington North MP's campaign has sparked a row within the party.
Labour says it has a "robust system to prevent fraudulent or malicious applications" and that anyone "not sharing the aims or values of the Labour Party will be denied a vote". Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is among those to have warned Labour against moving to the left following a poll that put Mr Corbyn ahead of Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in the race to succeed Ed Miliband.
Mr Burnham said he had seen no evidence of infiltration "on a large scale", telling Sky News: "If John [Mann] has evidence then he needs to send it to the Labour Party." Mr Corbyn said he was "making no predictions" over the outcome but said he was in the contest "for real".
He also said Mr Corbyn was a "principled man", but declined to say whether he would put him in his shadow cabinet if elected leader. He also said it was not an "extreme position" to consider renationalising some privatised services, saying 60% of people backed returning the railways to public ownership.
"We are in the middle of a good debate and we should keep it positive," he said. 'Get serious'
'Interesting question'
In his interview, Mr Corbyn also said it was not an "extreme position" to consider renationalising some privatised services, saying 60% of people backed returning the railways to public ownership.
He said he would be "much happier" with a "regulated, publicly run service delivering energy supplies".He said he would be "much happier" with a "regulated, publicly run service delivering energy supplies".
Asked whether he saw himself as a Marxist, Mr Corbyn said it was a "very interesting question" and praised some of the revolutionary thinker's ideas.Asked whether he saw himself as a Marxist, Mr Corbyn said it was a "very interesting question" and praised some of the revolutionary thinker's ideas.
He added he did not think party leaders should "lay down policies" and that instead they should "encourage the growth of ideas".He added he did not think party leaders should "lay down policies" and that instead they should "encourage the growth of ideas".
Ms Kendall, who has rejected suggestions she should quit to allow another candidate to defeat Mr Corbyn, told the Independent on Sunday Mr Corbyn's politics were "not right for Labour or the country".Ms Kendall, who has rejected suggestions she should quit to allow another candidate to defeat Mr Corbyn, told the Independent on Sunday Mr Corbyn's politics were "not right for Labour or the country".
In the Sunday Mirror, Ms Cooper said the party needed to "get serious".In the Sunday Mirror, Ms Cooper said the party needed to "get serious".
"Get this wrong, and we will write off the 2020 election and condemn Britain to a Tory future," she added."Get this wrong, and we will write off the 2020 election and condemn Britain to a Tory future," she added.
Former cabinet minister Alan Milburn told Sky News Labour risked being cast into "political oblivion", saying Mr Corbyn was a "perfectly nice chap - but I don't think even Jeremy thinks he is prime ministerial material".Former cabinet minister Alan Milburn told Sky News Labour risked being cast into "political oblivion", saying Mr Corbyn was a "perfectly nice chap - but I don't think even Jeremy thinks he is prime ministerial material".
Ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond said he could work with Labour on "a range of issues" if Mr Corbyn became leader.
Mr Salmond said the Islington North MP was a "substantial politician" and criticised his "demonisation" in the press, saying the two parties could co-operate on welfare reform and Trident renewal.