Yet Mr Corbyn has responded to this dramatic challenge not by coming off the fence but by wobbling about on it. Perhaps they calculated that throwing out Mr Campbell would distract the media and be popular with the party’s grassroots. A lot of Labour members have taken to social media to do likewise and dare Mr Corbyn to #ExpelMeToo. This invited everyone to contrast the alacrity with which Mr Corbyn’s thought police purged Mr Campbell with the sluggish response to cases of antisemitic abuse. It is also moot whether Mr Corbyn could personally function deprived of Mr Milne and Ms Murphy.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2019 07:01 UTC