The results of the Brexit vote were supposed to doom the Tory government in the UK. David Cameron announced his resignation as prime minister effective upon selection of his replacement by the party. The likely victor is Boris Johnson who was mayor of London and is a member of Parliament. Johnson led the fight to secure Brexit. The left wing press has been crowing for months about the split in the Conservatives' ranks.
Now the tables have turned, and they have done so big time. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was faced with a vote of no confidence by the MPs from his party. The vote was 172 to 40 AGAINST retaining Corbyn as leader of the Labour party. That's not just a landslide; it is a vote of no confidence of proportions that have almost never been reached in British history. But here's the amazing part: Corbyn is refusing to resign. He says that he was elected by the party members not the members of Parliament and that only they can remove him. We may soon see the extraordinary sight of the Labour leader having essentially no followers in Parliament.
Most likely, this bone headed stunt by Corbyn to cling to power will end shortly. He will have to crumble in the face of united opposition from the MPs of his own party. Otherwise he may doom Labour to extinction.
At the same time, Corbyn's move gives the Tories a little breathing room. After all, who can talk about splits among the Tories when there are much, much bigger problems with the other main party?
Now the tables have turned, and they have done so big time. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was faced with a vote of no confidence by the MPs from his party. The vote was 172 to 40 AGAINST retaining Corbyn as leader of the Labour party. That's not just a landslide; it is a vote of no confidence of proportions that have almost never been reached in British history. But here's the amazing part: Corbyn is refusing to resign. He says that he was elected by the party members not the members of Parliament and that only they can remove him. We may soon see the extraordinary sight of the Labour leader having essentially no followers in Parliament.
Most likely, this bone headed stunt by Corbyn to cling to power will end shortly. He will have to crumble in the face of united opposition from the MPs of his own party. Otherwise he may doom Labour to extinction.
At the same time, Corbyn's move gives the Tories a little breathing room. After all, who can talk about splits among the Tories when there are much, much bigger problems with the other main party?
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