‘The longest suicide vote in history’: the Labour Party leadership election of 2015

The Labour leadership contest of 2015 resulted in the election of the veteran Left-wing backbencher, Jeremy Corbyn, who clearly defeated the early favourite, Andy Burnham. Yet Corbyn enjoyed very little support among Labour MPs, and his victory plunged the PLP into turmoil, particularly as he was wi...

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Main Authors: Dorey, Peter, Denham, Andrew
Format: Article
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34712/