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Originally Posted by rhyds
Well, the Labour membership has spoken, and it has made it clear it wants to keep Corbyn in place.
Owen Smith, to his credit, stood up to offer the party an alternative when none of the big hitters (Alan Johnson, Dan Jarvis, Margaret Hodge, Harriet Harman) had the guts to. I'm sure he'll be quietly sidelined and/or deselected for his trouble.
Now, the Labour party must get back to its actual job of being Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Its up to Corbyn to find a way to bring those capable MPs in the parliamentary party back in to his shadow cabinet and build a team that can work together. That's the job of a party leader, and that is what he struggles to do.
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Can you imagine the reception any of those who've consistently rubbished and even 'mugged' Corbyn 'in cold blood' (according to Baroness Chakrabati) are going to get if they're reinstated on the front benches. Not only will the media have a field day reminding them of how inept they've told us all he is but the angry activists will feel those who were loyal to Corbyn will have been rewarded with demotion.
The next few months are going to tell us a great deal about the integrity of a great many leading Labour figures.