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| Labour MPs table motion of no-confidence in Jeremy Corbyn | Labour MPs table motion of no-confidence in Jeremy Corbyn |
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| A motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party has been tabled for next week amid criticism of his handling of the EU referendum campaign. | A motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party has been tabled for next week amid criticism of his handling of the EU referendum campaign. |
| However Mr Corbyn said he was "absolutely staying", pledging to continue to campaign against austerity, for "decent" services and a good relationship with Europe. | |
| Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey called for a debate on his performance as leader in a letter to the chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP). | Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey called for a debate on his performance as leader in a letter to the chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP). |
| "We wish to submit a motion for urgent consideration by the Parliamentary Labour Party as follows: that this PLP has no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party," they wrote. | "We wish to submit a motion for urgent consideration by the Parliamentary Labour Party as follows: that this PLP has no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party," they wrote. |
| "Given the importance of this issue, I would urge you to bring forward consideration of this motion for discussion on Monday ... with a ballot of colleagues on Tuesday." | "Given the importance of this issue, I would urge you to bring forward consideration of this motion for discussion on Monday ... with a ballot of colleagues on Tuesday." |
| Mr Corbyn has come under fire for failing to persuade Labour voters to back the Remain campaign. | Mr Corbyn has come under fire for failing to persuade Labour voters to back the Remain campaign. |
| Former Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie told BBC News: "I would say today he does need to consider his position and think about whether he should do the honourable thing. | Former Shadow Chancellor Chris Leslie told BBC News: "I would say today he does need to consider his position and think about whether he should do the honourable thing. |
| "Every MP is going to have to search their conscience about it but I think I would need an awful lot of persuading to have confidence in Jeremy's leadership going into a general election." | "Every MP is going to have to search their conscience about it but I think I would need an awful lot of persuading to have confidence in Jeremy's leadership going into a general election." |
| Labour MP Angela Smith also called for Mr Corbyn to "consider his position", saying he had showed "insufficient leadership" over the issue. | |
| And another leading backbencher told The Independent that there had been "a failure of Labour leadership", claiming that a better campaign by the party could have swayed half a million voters. | And another leading backbencher told The Independent that there had been "a failure of Labour leadership", claiming that a better campaign by the party could have swayed half a million voters. |
| A no-confidence motion does not have any formal power that would force Mr Corbyn to resign, but it would significantly increase pressure on him. | A no-confidence motion does not have any formal power that would force Mr Corbyn to resign, but it would significantly increase pressure on him. |
| And the chair of the PLP, left-wing MP John Cryer, could decide that the motion should not be debated. If he allows the vote, MPs would do so by secret ballot. | And the chair of the PLP, left-wing MP John Cryer, could decide that the motion should not be debated. If he allows the vote, MPs would do so by secret ballot. |
| In an interview with ITV News, Mr Corbyn said: "Absolutely I'm staying [as Labour leader], absolutely I'll be campaigning for social justice in this country, absolutely opposing any austerity budget, absolutely campaigning for decent health services, decent housing and job protection in this country, and a good relationship with Europe in the future." |