Ah here.
By Mick Flavin
Labour MPs vote no confidence in Corbyn 172 to 40
— James Lyons (@STJamesl) June 28, 2016
Now being told 176 to 44 – huge defeat for JC either way
— James Lyons (@STJamesl) June 28, 2016
Brexit live: Jeremy Corbyn faces no-confidence vote of Labour MPs (The Guardian)
UPDATE:
A statement from Jeremy Corbyn released this evening.
Via Kate Day
The new Labour leader said that he had received 40,000 questions after sending out an email asking for ideas. He began by reading out a question from Marie on the lack of affordable housing, a housing association worker, Stephen, who warned about cuts in staffing levels and Paul on the cuts in tax credits….
Corbyn puts voters’ questions to Cameron in first PMQs (Guardian)
British Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn
The Conservatives are preparing to claim Jeremy Corbyn poses a threat to national security if he becomes Labour leader tomorrow.
David Cameron will signal the start of the onslaught today, with a warning that the finances of every family in Britain would be at risk from Mr Corbyn’s hard-left agenda.
Senior Tories are also planning to step up pressure on the 66-year-old socialist who has claimed he could not see the ‘point’ of RAF drone strikes against a British jihadi.
However…
Privately, senior Conservatives concede that Mr Corbyn’s critique of spending cuts and call for renationalisation of industries including the railways have struck a chord with voters.
FIGHT!