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Brexit triggers Corbyn coup
Britain’s Opposition Labour Party was thrown into turmoil on Sunday after Jeremy Corbyn sacked his foreign secretary Hilary Ben while seven members of the shadow cabinet step down as divisions within the party emerged over the veteran socialist leader’s handling of the EU referendum.
London: Britain’s Opposition Labour Party was thrown into turmoil on Sunday after Jeremy Corbyn sacked his foreign secretary Hilary Ben while seven members of the shadow cabinet step down as divisions within the party emerged over the veteran socialist leader’s handling of the EU referendum.
Meanwhile, a constantly growing online petition pressing for a second referendum on the UK's decision to quit the EU passed 3 million signatures on Sunday, all garnered in just 48 hours, signalling a major backlash against the shock Brexit vote.
Ben Howlett, a Conservative MP, confirmed on Twitter that the petition will be discussed on Tuesday by the House of Commons Petitions Select Committee. With signatures to the petition constantly rising, Labour MP David Lammy appealed to fellow MPs to ignore the result of the referendum on Friday which, he said, was only advisory.
On Twitter, he wrote: "We can stop this madness and bring this nightmare to an end through a vote in Parliament. Our sovereign Parliament needs to now vote on whether we should exit the EU. "The referendum was was an advisory, non-binding referendum. The Leave campaign's platform has already unravelled and some people wish they hadn't voted to Leave.
Labour leader Ben was sacked after he said he no longer had confidence in Corbyn’s leadership. Soon after, his colleague, shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander announced her resignation on Twitter. Also gone from Labour's front bench are: Gloria Del Piero, Ian Murray, Lilian Greenwood, Lucy Powell and Kerry McCarthy.
The shock decision by the country to vote to leave the 28-member European Union was against the wishes of most Labour lawmakers. “There is no confidence to win the next election if Jeremy continues as leader. In a phone call to Jeremy I told him I had lost confidence in his ability to lead the party and he dismissed me,” Ben said.
After Benn was sacked, other Labour MPs came out in his support. The 67-year-old Corbyn faces a vote of no confidence over claims he was lacklustre and half-hearted during the EU referendum campaigning.
Labour MPs Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey had submitted a motion of no confidence against Corbyn to Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) chairman John Cryer soon after the results of the EU referendum in favour of Brexit. The motion has no formal constitutional force but calls for a discussion at the PLP’s next meeting on Monday.
Source: Agencies
