Corbyn hits back after Obama suggests Labour is disintegrating

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Corbyn hits back after Obama suggests Labour is disintegrating
Rowena Mason and Peter J Walker
The Guardian

Asked about a potential Corbynisation of his party, he said: “I don’t worry about that, partly because I think that the Democratic party has stayed pretty grounded in fact and reality.

“The Republican party started filling up with all kinds of conspiracy theorising that became kind of common wisdom or conventional wisdom within the Republican party base. That hasn’t happened in the Democratic party. I think people like the passion that Bernie brought, but Bernie Sanders is a pretty centrist politician relative to ... Corbyn or relative to some of the Republicans.”

In response, Corbyn’s spokesman said: “Both Labour and US Democrats will have to challenge power if they are going to speak for working people and change a broken system that isn’t delivering for the majority.

“What Jeremy Corbyn stands for is what most people want: to take on the tax cheats, create a fairer economy, fund a fully public NHS, build more homes and stop backing illegal wars.

“For the establishment, those ideas are dangerous. For most people in Britain, they’re common sense and grounded in reality.”

I remember reading Mr. Obama's quote and thinking it was a very odd pot-shot to take at Labour in the UK. Mr. Obama is very correct that Mr. Sanders is to the right of Mr. Corbyn- it gets lost in the US-centric view of the world that Bernie Sanders is making comparatively modest proposals compared to other developed nations.

Still, I don't see why Mr. Obama wouldn't want to make common cause with liberals in the UK.

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1. Labour IS disintegrating

Corbyn is a total disaster as Labour leader. Not because he's too "left wing" (although that is an issue for some people) but because he has no credibility whatsoever and simply isn't up to the job. As can clearly be demonstrated by the 80% vote of no confidence in him by his fellow Labour MP's.