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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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What if Labour MPs had got behind their leader?

The Labour front bench during question time in parliament.
The Labour front bench during question time in parliament. ‘What could have been achieved if the parliamentary party had got behind their leader?’ asks Rev Christopher Griffiths. Photograph: HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images

Whatever the result on Friday morning, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has undoubtedly brought Labour back to its roots, finally ending its obsession with triangulation, spin and focus groups. Labour’s recent surge in the polls begs the question: what could have been achieved if the parliamentary party had got behind their leader instead of squandering months on a needless second leadership contest? They will have questions to answer if the result is another five years of Tory rule.
Rev Christopher Griffiths
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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