Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise re-election as Labour leader expected to spark mass exodus of MPs
Moderates fear for their political future as the veteran leftie tightens his grip on the party
LABOUR faces a mass exodus of MPs after Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader yesterday.
Moderates fear they have no future in politics as the Leftie tightened his grip on the party.
Mr Corbyn polled 61.8 per cent of the vote with 313,209, compared with Owen Smith’s 193,229. That’s a two-point gain on his win last year.
Senior MPs behind the coup bid were told they will only be allowed to return to the frontbench if they “repent”.
After the result was announced in Liverpool, Mr Corbyn, 67, offered to wipe the slate clean in a bid to reunite the party.
But fewer than six senior MPs are willing to make a comeback.
Some admitted they will throw in the towel and take a job outside politics rather than face “annihilation” at the next election.
Voters say the party will be out of power for at least ten years with Mr Corbyn at the helm, according to an exclusive Sun on Sunday poll today.
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Leading moderate John Woodcock warned that Labour was “up the creek without a paddle”. And he warned that September 24 could go down in history as the day which made a Tory landslide inevitable.
One senior MP said last night: “Many of us are sick and tired of the abuse, intimidation and extremism. You may well see an exodus.”
Mr Corbyn boasted that membership has trebled to 664,000 under his leadership, making Labour the biggest party in Europe.
But moderates warned he will be judged on whether he can reach out to ALL voters.
Chuka Umunna effectively ruled out a frontbench return by declaring he would run for chairmanship of the Commons home affairs committee. Corbyn ally Diane Abbott ruled out elections for the Shadow Cabinet and said the leader would stick to picking his own team.
