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| Sadiq Khan rules out challenging Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leadership | Sadiq Khan rules out challenging Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leadership |
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| Sadiq Khan has ruled himself out as a potential challenger for the Labour leadership in the forseeable future. | Sadiq Khan has ruled himself out as a potential challenger for the Labour leadership in the forseeable future. |
| The newly elected Mayor of London said his new post was his “dream job” and that he did not want to give it up to lead the opposition party. | The newly elected Mayor of London said his new post was his “dream job” and that he did not want to give it up to lead the opposition party. |
| Although Mr Khan did not say he would never stand to lead his party, he appeared to indicate he would stay on until at least the end of his term. | |
| “There are many listeners who love their job, Jeremy [Corbyn] loves his job, I’ve got the best job in the world,” Mr Khan told a phone-in on LBC Radio. | |
| “Forget the best job in politics, the best job in the world. For me it is the dream job. | “Forget the best job in politics, the best job in the world. For me it is the dream job. |
| “I literally am living the dream. The idea of giving up this job to be the leader of the Labour Party does not appeal to me one bit at all.” | |
| Mr Khan himself nominated Mr Corbyn for the Labour leadership, but has recently warned that the party needs to do more to win in 2020. | Mr Khan himself nominated Mr Corbyn for the Labour leadership, but has recently warned that the party needs to do more to win in 2020. |
| The next Mayor of London election will be in May 2020, the same time as the next UK-wide general election is scheduled. | |
| There have been rumblings of the possibility of a coup against Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the party over the past few months by MPs unhappy with his political approach. | |
| No single candidate appears to have gained traction as an alternative against him, however. | No single candidate appears to have gained traction as an alternative against him, however. |
| The plotters were dealt a blow yesterday after a YouGov poll of the party’s members showed that support for Mr Corbyn was still overwhelmingly high amongst members. | The plotters were dealt a blow yesterday after a YouGov poll of the party’s members showed that support for Mr Corbyn was still overwhelmingly high amongst members. |
| Far from internal criticism and spats having damaged the leader, most members overwhelmingly blamed hostile MPs for party divisions. | Far from internal criticism and spats having damaged the leader, most members overwhelmingly blamed hostile MPs for party divisions. |
| Additionally, a higher proportion of member said they would vote for Mr Corbyn again were another leadership contest held today. | Additionally, a higher proportion of member said they would vote for Mr Corbyn again were another leadership contest held today. |
| Mr Khan served as MP for Tooting before becoming Mayor of London. He was elected earlier this month with a record number of votes, defeating Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith. | Mr Khan served as MP for Tooting before becoming Mayor of London. He was elected earlier this month with a record number of votes, defeating Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith. |
| The Mayor has attracted unusually high levels interest in the international media for being the first observant Muslim mayor of a major Western capital city. |