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Boris Johnson has told traditional Labour voters who helped him win an 80-seat majority at the general election he would “repay your trust” during a visit to Tony Blair’s old constituency of Sedgefield.
It comes as Jeremy Corbyn faces fresh calls to stand down as Labour leader immediately, with David Blunkett condemning his “ultra-left wing sect of losers”. John McDonnell said he will not be part of the future shadow cabinet, stating: “I’ve done my bit … we’ll all go now.”
There were several arrests as hundreds of protesters came out onto the streets of the capital in the wake of Mr Johnson’s election victory, chanting “not my prime minister” and “defy Tory rule”.
Enough ‘denialism’ from Corbynistas, says Labour MP
Labour MP Wes Streeting has warned against “denialism and triangulation” among Corbyn supporters over Labour’s election defeat.
“Enough now. Time for change we can believe in,” he said, tweeting a clip of himself on the BBC.
“What I said to Corbyn in May was … what people are saying in the tearoom but won’t say to your face Jeremy, is that you are a bigger problem for Labour on the doorstep than Brexit.”
UK’s youngest MP to donate over half of salary to charity
Nadia Whittome – who at 23 becomes the youngest MP in the Commons – has vowed to donate more than half of her annual salary to charity, saying she wants to “give back to the Labour movement”.
The new MP for Nottingham East, said that until wages rise for the likes of carers, teaching assistants and nurses, she would take home a “worker’s wage” of £35,000 after tax. The rest – around £44,000 – will be going to local Nottingham charities.
Union boss McCluskey should go too, says Labour MP
Peter Kyle, re-elected as Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, has said the Corbyn ally Unite chief Len McCluskey should consider stepping down.
“The generation who waged a bitterly partisan, ideological, and often person war for decades need to move on,” he tweeted. “New people, new ideas, and a fresh approach to running all parts of the Labour movement is needed.”
Labour ‘penetrated by people pursuing left-wing ideological purity,’ says MP
It’s not just losing Labour candidates speaking out today. Conor McGinn, re-elected in St Helens North, said the under Corbyn’s leadership the party was has been viewed as “out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people”.
McGinn said: “The Labour party over the last number of years has spoken only to itself.”
He added that the party has been “penetrated by what I would call hobbyists who are in politics because they enjoy it and... the pursuit of left-wing ideological purity”.
Labour MP Conor McGinn (PA)
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