The step-by-step approach decided by the Labour party conference has seen its first resounding success – the heaviest parliamentary defeat of the democratic era. If Corbyn does not succeed in forcing a general election this week, the shadow cabinet will decide which amendment to support. David ThackerLondon• A general election is the last thing we need, perpetuating as it would division over cohesion in our fraught society. This could change if Labour announced that the party intended to approach negotiations with the EU from the opposite direction. Colin RichardsonLondon• If Jeremy Corbyn offers little hope for people’s vote campaigners, then hundreds of thousands of them will offer little hope for Jeremy Corbyn when the time eventually comes.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2019 18:33 UTC