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

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‘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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dorey, Peter, Denham, Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan 2016
Subjects:	Labour Party Party leadership elections Party members Jeremy Corbyn Electoral college One member one vote New Labour
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34712/

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