Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[J Ed]

So folks who've actually joined in the last 6 months can't vote...unless the leave, register as a supporter and cough up £25?

Looks like it, anti-Corbyn MPs have been begging people to sign up for the past week as well..

 

[Combustible]

Cos Its obvious to anyone with half a brain that if they had a leader like Burnham or Yvetter cooper sharing a platform with cameron and arguing for remain the people of places like sunderland and Sheffield would have flocked to the EU camp.

Don't be ridiculous, everyone knows that those sorts will only be told what to do by an exsoldier.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

So folks who've actually joined in the last 6 months can't vote...unless the leave, register as a supporter and cough up £25?

No. Both new members and supporters are barred.

 

[J Ed]

It seems weird that an NEC that voted to allow Corbyn to stay on would approve of these rule changes though.

 

[YouSir]

It means that you can only vote if you've been a member or affiliated voter (was 3-quidder) of 6 months or longer, and a3-quidder is now a £25 quidder.

So basically they've decided they were getting too popular? Will piss off some new members I know.

 

[chilango]

It means that you can only vote if you've been a member or affiliated voter (was 3-quidder) of 6 months or longer, and a3-quidder is now a £25 quidder.

Yeah. Just explained on the news.

I guess new wannabe Corbynistas can still join and concentrate on deselections in the meantime?

 

[YouSir]

It seems weird that an NEC that voted to allow Corbyn to stay on would approve of these rule changes though.

Dodgy dealings?

 

[Louis MacNeice]

I think this is fair. Should quash claims of "entryism" and "Student voters"

What does it mean though? There seems to be considerable confusion.

Cheers - Louis MacNeice

 

[brogdale]

No. Both new members and supporters are barred.

I see.

 

[oryx]

So folks who've actually joined in the last 6 months can't vote...unless the leave, register as a supporter and cough up £25?

Possibly leavers re-registering as supporters would be picked up and barred...or would they? Only ever voted via my TU so no experience of applying for the £3 thing.

 

[gosub]

I think this is fair. Should quash claims of "entryism" and "Student voters"

Followed by a vote of no confidence in the members?

Close enough.

 

[quimcunx]

It means that you can only vote if you've been a member or affiliated voter (was 3-quidder) of 6 months or longer, and a3-quidder is now a £25 quidder.

Results breakdown from last time for anyone interested.

 

[William of Walworth]

Mc Ternan has just said that "Jeremy Corbyn is the main reason the UK voted for brexit" . Just .... wow. And the interviewer didn't challenge him on it either.

McTernan sounds fucking batshit though.

Of all the ultra-Blairites around, I'm pushed to think of many as ultra-extreme as him.

And yes, so ranty in that interview he sounded completely off his trolley.

 

[Fez909]

d'oh

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

I saw McTernan convince my very right wing, not at all "Labour" follower in to joining about 3 months ago.

I wonder if he's narked about it?

LOL

 

[butchersapron]

So folks who've actually joined in the last 6 months can't vote...unless they leave, register as a supporter and cough up £25?

That was the price of them two votes i think.

 

[agricola]

Court is all they have left.

That would at least have the benefit of being hilarious. Who was paying for it would probably be quite educational as well.

 

[treelover]

May have been said already, but reported on Tweeter by TSSA that Unite's Martin Mayer flew back to UK from holiday, and TSSA's Andi Fox postponed holiday to attend NEC

Good guy Martin.

 

[brogdale]

That was the price of them two votes i think.

Seemingly.

 

[Ted Striker]

Good words from Corbyn as he comes out.

Short of him going "Do we have anyone from the BBC? No? What about Peston, where's Peston? No, oh, MIchael Crick..." it couldn't have been better

 

[butchersapron]

d'oh

Massively true

 

[Casually Red]

The legal challenge aspect is interesting (er... for certain values of interesting). The letter from Howe's was framed in terms of breach of contract; I suspect therefore that the NEC isn't a public body for the purposes of judicial review and it's decisions can only be challenged on contractual grounds. It would be hard to challenge a decision of the NEC unless the basis for that decision fundamentally violated the procedure set out in its constitution. Know very little about that area of law though.

And who'd even bring it ? The NEC against themselves and their own decision ? A trade union ? Eagle ?

The decision doesn't exclude anyone from the race , doesn't impinge even remotely on anyone's right to run for leadership . Places no hurdles in front of anyone . Who's going to waste a fortune on what'll most likely be a failure ? And on something that could drag on and on and during all that time will still leave Corbyn as the incumbent . Can't see it myself.

Think a split could be much more likely .

 

[two sheds]

I'm hoping loads of people will stand against Corbyn you'd hope for a result along the lines of

Eagle 2,000
Watson 2,500
Benn 3,000
Cooper 4,000
Corbyn 485,000

 

[treelover]

Mc Ternan has just said that "Jeremy Corbyn is the main reason the UK voted for brexit" . Just .... wow. And the interviewer didn't challenge him on it either.

The man marked by success,

not!

 

[J Ed]

I'm hoping loads of people will stand against Corbyn you'd hope for a result along the lines of

Eagle 2,000
Watson 2,500
Benn 3,000
Cooper 4,000
Corbyn 485,000

I don't think anyone else is going to stand now.

 

[nino_savatte]

One. You fucking idiot.

Oooo, get you!

 

[ska invita]

So can anyone speculate on what this late rule change on the vote might do the outcome of a competition if it there is one?
Lots? Something? LIttle? Nothing?

 

[oryx]

Given the popularity of anti-austerity parties in some other countries (Greece and Scotland come to mind) surely the right of the party would be mad to want to split.

 

[two sheds]

Is that open to legal challenge, changing the rules after members have joined expecting to be able to vote? You'd anyway hope a new NEC would rescind it.

 

[Casually Red]

Hope this is true.

Jeremy Corbyn Plans 'Mandatory Reselection Of MPs' If He Wins Fresh Leadership Mandate