Will Jezza Fight The 2020 General Election?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/#/politics/market/1.125575779
He's 4/5 on Betfair to win the leadership contest. Interestingly Andy Burnham is 290-1 so clearly he's not thinking of having another go. So will Labour knuckle down and fight the Tories for the next 4 years or continue to fight among themselves?

[Zacs-Master]

'there seems to be a lot of leavers but the bookies have stay as favourite'

Now who said that?

[ToraToraTora]

start your own thread zacs.

[Zacs-Master]

Merely pointing out that bookies aren't always right. But you knew that dintcha.

[Gromit]

I don't think it will be Corbyn, though he will win the leadership contest by less than last time.
They have nulled the voting rights of about 100,000 new members to stop him winning by an embarrassing amount.

Not sure what will be left by 2020. The formation of a new party, and a mass defection to it by the parliamentary Labour Party looks likely. Corbyns Labour Party will be more socialist, and it depends if the electorate are ready for that in 2020 (or whenever the election is).

[callboy]

a chain of thought is that many new members are tories aiming to vote for corbyn to keep him as leader.he's a proper socialist but is not really leader material and is unlikely to win a general election

[ToraToraTora]

"They have nulled the voting rights of about 100,000 new members to stop him winning by an embarrassing amount. " - on what basis? they've no doubt paid their £3.

[Gromit]

Tora,
There is no other reason than to nobble Corbyn's landslide. When people joined they were told that one of the benefits was eligibility to vote for the leader. Now they have recinded that by decree of the NEC.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-labour-leadership-membership-nec-momentum-blairite-angela-eagle-a7133556.html

[ToraToraTora]

Not like the lefties to be un democratic gromit!

[Gromit]

I am sure itst be against the law nevermind undemocratic. It was advertised as giving members a vote when they paid money. That is a clear case of deception.

[bazwillrun]

"That is a clear case of deception. "

oh no shock horror, lying bore party in deception scandal...hold on a minute...but thats also how they manage to get themselves elected ...