He said MPs who had plotted against Corbyn, had “brought it on themselves, in a way”. Corbyn himself denied yesterday that MPs faced the “veiled threat” of deselection, telling ITV that “it’s not a veiled threat. Increasing members’ involvement in policymaking has been a longstanding passion for Corbyn, who was a founder member of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy in the 1970s. His rival for the leadership, Owen Smith, rejected that idea on Sunday, telling Sky News: “It isn’t a conciliatory gesture, it’s not simply an attempt to extend democracy in the Labour party. “Jeremy for Labour phone banks, or Jeremy for Labour street stalls, or Jeremy for Labour whatever.

Source: The Guardian September 18, 2016 19:57 UTC