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Originally Posted by Mr K
Nice spin Hugh old chap ! And what percentage did his opponents get ?
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Even less, but so what? The point is that those MPs who still oppose him, despite his supposedly "massive mandate", are the ones that understand he will have to garner the support of the electorate at large, and not just the assorted yoghurt knitters, tofu chompers and soap dodgers who stumped up their £3 to vote for him last year.
A credible party leader has got to look like a potential prime minister. It makes no difference how dazzled are those of a certain political outlook, if he is not similarly impressive in the eyes of those from Labour's wider pool of potential support, then they are sunk.
The MPs who resigned today are the only ones, it seems, who are prepared to stand up and declare what everyone outside of the Labour Left already knows to be true.