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Jeremy Corbyn makes a plea to Rebecca Long Bailey to make him Shadow Foreign Secretary 

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Jeremy Corbyn makes a plea to his ‘anointed’ successor Rebecca Long Bailey to make him Shadow Foreign Secretary after he quits as leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would like to stay on as Shadow Foreign Secretary He also took aim at Ms Long Bailey’s leadership rival Sir Keir Starmer  More than 500,000 Labour Party members … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on a brain-zapping for MPs from the Shadow Chancellor

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Whenever John McDonnell addresses the Commons, weird things happen in Westminster. The entire parliamentary estate is gripped by unexplained phenomena. Dark nimbus clouds suddenly form over Big Ben. Birds stop tweeting. Flowers along New Palace Yard begin to wilt. Over on Parliament Square, excitable puppies abruptly cease their wagging and curl into defensive balls. It … Read more

Diane Abbott quits the shadow cabinet

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Diane Abbott quits the shadow cabinet: Labour veteran backs Corbynista Rebecca Long-Bailey for leadership but says she will not serve no matter who wins Mrs Abbott said she’d return to the backbenches to stop a ‘swerve to the right’  She backed Rebecca Long-Bailey to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader  The 66-year-old added that the … Read more