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Ten ways to win a victory for Jeremy
By Anne Taylor
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AS RUMOURS of a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party continue to grow, Anne Taylor suggests 10 ways we can support Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
It seems that winning the leadership by a landslide still isn’t good enough for the Blairite MPs and “party grandees” who continue to brief against Corbyn. So what can we ordinary supporters do to strengthen Corbyn’s position?
1) All those who paid their £3 to vote for Jeremy Corbyn, please upgrade to full membership. Corbyn was elected leader with a massive majority by all sections of the party. Yet there is still talk of a leadership challenge. Who knows what rules will apply to voting this time around? Better to be inside the party and ready to vote again should a challenge be mounted.
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