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66-year-old Marxist Jeremy Corbyn has just been elected the new leader of Britain's Labour Party this morning with a landslide 59% of the vote. Tom Watson has been elected the party's new Deputy Leader and the two will, therefore, run for PM and Deputy PM respectively in 2020.

Corbyn supporters wept and punched the air, chanting 'Jez we did, Jez we did', as Mr Corbyn took to the stage to deliver a call for unity.

But winning could be the easy part: While he was still addressing the leadership conference, the resignations from the frontbench emerged with at least a dozen shadow cabinet ministers expected to refuse to serve under him.


Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest

BBC News
12 September 2015



Veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the Labour Party by a landslide.

Mr Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, saw off a challenge from frontbenchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.

He gained 251,417 or 59% of first preference votes - 40% more than his nearest rival Mr Burnham, who got 19%.

Ms Cooper was third on 17% and Ms Kendall a distant fourth with 4.5% of the vote.

The size of the Labour Party electorate has increased dramatically to more than 500,000, including people who have been able to vote by paying £3 to become a registered supporter under new rules.

This led to claims by some MPs of "infiltration" by Conservatives and "hard left" sympathisers - fears which Labour played down, saying robust checks were being carried out to weed out "bogus" new members right up until results day.

There were also reports - rejected by the party - of some voters not receiving their ballots in time to vote.



http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-34223157
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Tom Watson elected deputy leader of the Labour Party

BBC News
12 September 2015



Tom Watson has been elected deputy leader of the Labour Party following a three-month campaign.

He beat four other contenders for the job - Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasey, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.

The West Bromwich East MP is a former junior minister and ally of Gordon Brown, who is known for campaigning against Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

He quit as Ed Miliband's election campaign co-ordinator in 2013 after a candidate selection row.

Mr Watson will serve under Jeremy Corbyn, who was named party leader with 59.4% of the vote in the first round.


'One Labour'

Mr Watson emerged as the winner in the third round of voting. He received 160,852 votes - 39.4% - in the first round, 170,589 - 42.2% - in the second round and 198,962 - more than 50% of the vote - in the third round.

There was a standing ovation and huge cheers as his victory was announced.

Invited to the stage to speak, he said: "Nothing really prepares you for this moment - and for those of you don't know me that well being prepared is not something I'm renowned for."

He said he had written his victory speech backstage with his children, who told him to thank his mum and dad. Mr Watson also thanked Baroness Alicia Kennedy, his campaign manager.

He said there "was only one Labour" and it was "bigger" than its leaders, members and supporters.

"Only Labour can speak for the real Britain," he said.

He would back the new leader 100%, he said, adding "only through unity comes the strength we need to fight the Tories".


http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-34232388

   

I can't stop laughing.

This guy makes Bernie Sanders look like a right wing fascist.

Labour Shadow Health Minister Jeremy Reed resigned on Twitter before Corbyn even finished his acceptance speech.
https://twitter.com/jreedmp/status/642649854624309248
Just read the comments.

Rachel Reeves, who has been Shadow Work and Pensions secretary, will resign in January after
returning form maternity leave.


Was interviewed where Corbyn five times refused to explicitly condemn the IRA and equated the British army with a non-state terrorist organisation that murdered British civilians as a matter of policy:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... 30884.html

Invited IRA leadership to the House of Commons only weeks after a failed assassination attempt on the then Prime Minister which killed five people:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/ ... terrorists


So the we need diversity, fixed women seats, and more inclusion party has elected 2 white men as leaders.


Corbyn is a 66 year old Trotskyite Marxist from the 70's who wants to re-nationalize the railways,
leave NATO, get rid of Trident and nukes, give Northern Ireland to the IRA, give the Falklands to the Argies,
and his idea of economics is to order the Bank of England simply to print more money
to pay for all his pet projects.
And there are lots of them.


Tony Blair should be on suicide watch now.

The world's biggest idiot just got elected to the be the Leader of the Opposition in the UK.

Prime Minister's Questions in the UK will be the best comedy show for months on end.

   

I shan't worry. The British public will do to Corbyn in 2020 what they did to Foot in 1983; Kinnock in 1987 and 1992; and Miliband in 2015 - all left-wing socialists/Marxists. I would have thought the Labour Party would have learned right now that they never win elections with far-left leaders.

There is little chance that this guy will become Prime Minister in 2020. Once the British public get a good look at his loony policies and they'll crush him at the ballot box. The Tories are laughing right now. They'll win again in 2020.

   

In just his first hours as the new Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn has attended a refugee rally in central London. The new Labour leader says he supports refugees and the right to asylum "because we are all humans" with a sense of "decency and humanity".

But Corbyn has to be very careful here, because a lot, if not the majority, of the British public are against allowing in some of these refugees, so it seems that Corbyn may already be on the wrong side of public opinion.


Labour frontbenchers resign as Corbyn becomes leader

12th September, 2015
LabourList



At least five Labour frontbenchers, including four Shadow Cabinet ministers, have confirmed publicly that they will not be continuing in their role, following Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader. More are expected to follow.

LabourList understands that Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall, Tristram Hunt, Emma Reynolds and Rachel Reeves have all confirmed they will be stepping down from their roles in the Shadow Cabinet

During Corbyn’s acceptance speech junior shadow health minister Jamie Reed tweeted his resignation statement. In it, he states his opposition to Corbyn’s nuclear policy as a reason for the resignation. You can read the full letter here: http://www.jamiereed.net/2015/09/letter ... party.html

Resignations from Hunt and Reeves followed, while Reynolds also made her statement via Twitter. While Cooper had earlier said that she did “not expect” to serve on the top table, it seems that both she and fellow defeated leadership candidate Liz Kendall have clarified that they will not take roles. Rumours suggest Umunna has followed suit, but there has been no confirmation.

Ed Miliband made a statement outside his home in North London, where he said he had spoken to Corbyn on Thursday and made clear to him then that he intends to carry on serving the party from the backbenches. There had been rumours that the former leader might accept a role as Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary.

Chris Leslie has previously said he would resign from his role as Shadow Chancellor if Corbyn became leader, but has made no statement today as of yet. The Telegraph last night reported that Mary Creagh, Lucy Powell, Vernon Coaker, Michael Dugher and Shabana Mahmood would all choose to stand down.


http://labourlist.org/2015/09/labour-fr ... es-leader/

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Corbyn, Bragg and the Red Flag



Jeremy Corbyn says there is a "popular uprising in favour of decency and humanity in our society". He calls on the government to "recognise your obligations in law" and "open your hearts, minds and attitudes" towards supporting people in need of help. A rendition of the socialist anthem the Red Flag follows, courtesy of Billy Bragg, not the first time we have heard that today.
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Corbyn: Society based on socialist values



An hour or so ago, Jeremy Corbyn held a victory rally in a London pub. Here's a recap on what he told his jubilant supporters. The new Labour leader said his campaign had united people from diverse backgrounds who wanted "a society based on socialist values". And he called on his party to "stay together for that genius of hope and optimism that can bring about fantastic changes which will improve the lives of everyone in this society".

"My job is going to be a complicated one...a campaigning one, uniting, I hope, people in a common endeavour to bring about the decent socially just society we want... challenging the idea austerity, caused by a banking failure, should be paid for by the poorest and most vulnerable in our society."
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Corbyn addresses refugee rally



Jeremy Corbyn has just arrived on stage at a rally in central London supporting the rights of refugees. The new Labour leader says he supports refugees and the right to asylum "because we are all humans" with a sense of "decency and humanity".

He adds: "I am shocked beyond appalled at the way so many and so much of our media for so long endlessly described desperate people in desperate situations as the problem." He says they are victims of war, environmental degradation, poverty and human rights abuses all over the world and the UK has a responsibility under international law to ensure they are "properly cared for and supported".

"Surely our objective ought to be to find peaceful solutions to the problems of this world. To spend our resources on helping not hindering people and to try to bring about that world of decency, human rights and justice."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-34205207

   

Farage is no doubt happy as Corbyn is a boost to the OUT campaign.

The next Prime Minister of Great Britain:

   

The migrant crisis is a boost to the OUT campaign.

A new poll shows that a majority of Britons - 51% - are now in favour of leaving the EU. And it also shows that 22% of those 49% who wish to stay in the EU will change their minds and vote to leave the EU should the migrant crisis worsen.

   

As for Corbyn:

A new Survation poll has shown that Britons believe Labour will not win the next TWO elections with him as leader. 39% believe Labour will lose the next two elections as opposed to 22% who don't believe that. 44% believe Cameron would make the best Prime Minister as opposed to 27% who believe Corbyn would. A quarter of people say they are now LESS likely to vote for Labour.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... eader.html

Also, socialist musician Billy Bragg sang the socialist anthem The Red Flag yesterday to celebrate Corbyn's election. Corbyn had just finished addressing the crowds at the Solidarity with Refugees rally in London, his first speech to the public since being elected leader on Saturday.

The Red Flag is beloved of the British and Irish left. In the Republic of Ireland it is the official anthem of the Labour Party, whereas in the UK it is the official anthem of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and the semi-official anthem of the Labour Party. Before Billy Bragg sang it yesterday, I think the last time the Labour Party's favourite commie anthem was sung was at the end of the 2011 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool; before that it was sung in parliament in February 2006 to mark the centenary of the Labour Party's founding; and it was also sung on the evening of 28th March 1979 when a motion of no confidence brought down the Labour Government. The right-wing Blair tried to downplay its role when he was Labour leader.

Here are the lyrics:




The People's Flag is deepest red,
It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their hearts' blood dyed its every fold.

Chorus:
So raise the scarlet standard high.
Beneath its folds we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We'll keep the red flag flying here.

Look round, the Frenchman loves its blaze,
The sturdy German chants its praise,
In Moscow's vaults its hymns were sung
Chicago swells the surging throng.

(chorus)

It waved above our infant might,
When all ahead seemed dark as night;
It witnessed many a deed and vow,
We must not change its colour now.

(chorus)

It well recalls the triumphs past,
It gives the hope of peace at last;
The banner bright, the symbol plain,
Of human right and human gain.

(chorus)

It suits today the weak and base,
Whose minds are fixed on pelf and place
To cringe before the rich man's frown,
And haul the sacred emblem down.

(chorus)

With head uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn.

(chorus)

   

You have to sing it to the tune of O Christmas tree ( and no I'm not kidding )

Fugging gommies too lazy to even write new music, so they stole a Christmas carol.

   

The lyrics were written by Jim Connell in 1889. And you're right, it's sung to the tune of O Christmas Tree, although Connell himself wanted it sung to the tune of the pro-Jacobite Robert Burns anthem The White Cockade.

There have been several alternative versions of it written in more recent times.

A version of the song sung since the mid-1960s at the Liberal Democrats' Glee Club goes:

The people’s flag is palest pink,
It's not as red as most think.
We must not let the people know
What socialists thought long ago.
Don't let the scarlet banner float;
We want the middle classes' vote.
Let our old fashioned comrades sneer,
We'll stay in power for many a year


Some British sports teams have variants of the song which their fans chant.

The official anthem of Manchester United - We'll Never Die - is based on The Red Flag:

United’s flag is deepest red
It shrouded all our Munich dead
Before their limbs grew stiff and cold
Their heart’s blood dyed it’s ev’ry fold
Then raise United’s banner high
Beneath it’s shade we’ll live and die
So keep the faith and never fear
We’ll keep the Red Flag flying here

We’ll never die, we’ll never die
We’ll never die, we’ll never die
We’ll keep the Red flag flying high
‘Cos Man United will never die

Supporters of Championship club Bristol City - who are known as ciderheads - have their own version:


Flying high up in the sky,
We'll keep the red flag flying high,
Ciderheads until we die,
We'll keep the red flag flying high.

And so, too, do the supporters of Premier League club Bournemouth:


Flying high up in the sky,
We'll keep the red flag flying high,
Dean Court to Wembley,
We'll keep the red flag flying high.

Rugby fans sing their own version, known as The Foreman's Job:


The working class can kiss my arse
I got the foreman's job at last.
I'm out of work and on the dole
You can stick the red flag up your 'ole.

   

Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled what he called a "unifying" new shadow cabinet, naming his left-wing ally John McDonnell as shadow chancellor.

Defeated leadership rival Andy Burnham is shadow home secretary, while Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign secretary.

The appointment of Mr McDonnell, a close friend of Mr Corbyn who managed his campaign, is proving controversial among some Labour MPs.

The Hayes and Harlington MP has previously faced criticism for telling a union event that he would "like to go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher" and in 2003 said IRA terrorists should be "honoured" for taking part in their "armed struggle", while attending a gathering to commemorate the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

So, on just his first full day into his job, Corbyn is already showing his true, left-wing, anti-British colours.


Jeremy Corbyn unveils 'unifying' shadow cabinet team

Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled what he called a "unifying" new shadow cabinet, naming his left-wing ally John McDonnell as shadow chancellor.

Defeated leadership rival Andy Burnham is shadow home secretary, while Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign secretary.

The most senior roles on the Labour front bench are all taken by men, leading to criticism from some MPs.

But half of the total posts went to women, including shadow defence, education, business and health.

Angela Eagle, the new shadow business secretary, was also named shadow first secretary of state and will stand in for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions when Prime Minister David Cameron is away.

Her twin sister, Maria Eagle, has been made shadow defence secretary.

Mr Corbyn said his new line-up was a "strong combination of change and continuity", adding: "We have delivered a unifying, dynamic, inclusive new shadow cabinet which for the first time ever has a majority of women."


John McDonnell's appointment as shadow chancellor proved most controversial

The appointment of Mr McDonnell, a close friend of Mr Corbyn who managed his campaign, is proving controversial among some Labour MPs.

The Hayes and Harlington MP has previously faced criticism for telling a union event that he would "like to go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher" and in 2003 said IRA terrorists should be "honoured" for taking part in their "armed struggle", while attending a gathering to commemorate the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

He previously said a Corbyn government would pledge to clear the budget deficit, "but not by hitting the poor".

Other appointments include:


Lisa Nandy is shadow energy secretary


Lisa Nandy will be shadow energy secretary

Lucy Powell, who was Ed Miliband's general election co-ordinator, will be shadow education secretary

Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander will take over from Mr Burnham as shadow health secretary

Lord Falconer, a former flatmate of ex-PM Tony Blair, will continue as shadow justice secretary

Seema Malhotra is shadow chief secretary to the Treasury

Diane Abbott is made shadow international development secretary

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary is Vernon Coaker

Rosie Winterton to continue as chief whip

Ian Murray to continue as shadow Scottish secretary.

Chris Bryant, who is the new shadow Commons leader, told BBC News he had been offered the job of shadow defence secretary but turned it down because he disagreed with Mr Corbyn "about a lot of defence issues".

He predicted Mr Corbyn's reign as Labour leader would be "bumpy ride", with most Labour MPs at odds with those who voted in the leadership contest.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Benn defended Mr Corbyn, who he said had won a "thumping" victory in the leadership election, but declined to say he backed the appointment of Mr McDonnell.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34240869


A video from the Conservative Party:

[video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hgJokgNJHo[/video]

   

good Lord.

No need to give that woman a bigger platform to spout her anti-whitey message.

   

surely he will follow on Syriza's coat tails for success...


keep kicking that football, Charlie Brown.

   

Syriza's success in what, running a country so far down the toilet, the toilet
falls in as well ?

Yeah, great success.

   

There have been people complaining that Corbyn wasn't putting many women in his Shadow Cabinet, so rather than merely putting the best politicians in to do the job regardless of their gender he's had to put in a few token women into the Shadow Cabinet, regardless of whether they are any good or not, just to make it less male - or "Male and Pale" as the Metro rather sinisterly called it today. He's even had a camera crew from Sky News - which used to be a respectable, sensible broadcaster but, like the Telegraph, is now being taken over by a right-on, left-wing cabal - hounding him whilst he was walking down a street late at night demanding to know, as though he was some naughty schoolboy, why there weren't "enough women in the Shadow Cabinet." So never mind getting the best people into the job. Just hire so many women, whether they are any good or not!

One good thing about Corbyn, though - one of the few things I agree with him about - is that he is rumoured to be anti-EU and people have commented on how his new Shadow Cabinet is packed full of fellow Europhobes. So we could well see, in the EU in/out referendum campaign, the strange sight of the Labour Party campaigning to leave the EU!



Where would we have been without the Few, Jeremy? Pacifist Corbyn joins service to honour Battle of Britain heroes - but REFUSES to sing the National Anthem




Republican Jeremy Corbyn stood silent on his first major official engagement as Labour leader as the congregation at St Paul's Cathedral sang God Save the Queen to remember those who died on the aerial conflict's 75th anniversary. Mr Corbyn, who was dressed in non-matching jacket and trousers and had failed to properly button his shirt, was branded a 'disgrace' by critics. During the summer and autumn of 1940, 544 personnel from Fighter Command died as the RAF fought Hitler's Luftwaffe and helped stop an invasion. Ahead of the memorial service, attended by survivors including RAF pilot Will Clark, 95, pictured, Mr Corbyn also met David Cameron for the first time since his victory. Hours earlier he became embroiled in a major row with his own MPs after refusing to say if he will wear a red poppy on Remembrance Sunday because he is a pacifist.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... eader.html

   

Disgraceful little wanker.

   

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