Jeremy Corbyn 'disappointed' over Eagle leadership bid - BBC News

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "disappointed" that Angela Eagle was launching a challenge for his post and urged her to "think for a moment" about her actions.
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[@TeraByteify]

Corbyn fucking nailed this.

[@Talentedtadpole]

Marr looked like he needed blood pressure medication. Reading out stupid twitter comments was beyond desperate.

[@marmalak]

A new standard in journalism!

[@Jimbo8012]

- Exactly. His performance was in stark contrast to Eagle with Andrew Neil. Eagle was an absolute embarrassment. Her interview with Kay Burley was perhaps even more shocking. Corbyn has his faults but he's in a completely different league to Eagle.

[@terencebarrett2897]

+Alex J Angela eagle is one of those sleepers planted and groomed in to a party to destroy it or own opposition when they know, there gravy train is coming of the rails and Jeremy corbyn is that man to do it with there greed and corruption and illegal wars and there non existent values for the ordinary man and women ,it proves it when the Kinnock's, Blair,etc are making there voice heard in all of the media slating Jeremy corbyn,in every way possible,his clothes,manner policies etc etc,this man is a brilliant honest and peaceful truthful leader for everyone,and with Jeremy wanting blair tried for war crimes it as become even more savage from his own party

[@dimavasilev5342]

Some reasons not to support Eagle without vileness and personal attacks: - She voted for the Iraq war - She voted against all investigations into the Iraq war - She voted to bomb Syria - Her own constituency branch have issued a statement of their support for Corbyn which she has chosen to ignore. (- I have also heard she abstained from the last major vote about Tory welfare cuts, although haven't been able to verify it personally.) EDIT: Some other reasons - She generally voted against a transparent Parliament - She voted against registering lobbyists, against regulating non-standing campaigners and for fewer restrictions on lobbying interests - for instance, she voted against capping the amount a lobbyist (regardless of whether standing as a candidate, suggesting a candidate, or not) can spend in each individual constituency during an election and not to reduce the amount lobbyists could spend on elections (aka in favour of lobbyists spending more on pushing candidates and of money in politics) - She does not seem to support Proportional Representation (was absent from votes) - She voted against higher taxes on banks or abstained from votes (although almost always voted for a banker’s bonus tax) - She generally voted against greater regulation of fracking She seems like an alright person but not a good politician. Regardless of feelings regarding Corbyn's leadership and the Labour party shambles, those reasons above are enough for her to not have my support.

[@moiradundee5814]

"She seems like an alright person on the whole." I disagree. She keeps saying (of Jeremy Corbyn), "He's not a bad man, he's not a leader though." Well, I think she IS a bad woman, she's not a leader either." She ABSTAINED when parliament voted through the brutal welfare cuts.

[@dimavasilev5342]

***** Gotta say, I agree with you on her flip-flopping on Corbyn. One week she's saying Corbyn's was working his arse off with a heavy off-camera schedule during the EU Ref, the next she's having a go at him for the EU Ref result. That said, I'm not about to judge someone personally based on the little I've seen of them in the public eye, and I'll assume the best at first. Looked into her voting record some more though, and was very disturbed at the amount of favour she shows to lobbyists, even if she has a good record on social issues, the NHS, reforming the Lords and education. But I still haven't been able to find the specific vote on the Tory welfare cuts where she abstained (although I don't doubt it happened judging from the number of people commenting on it). Would you happen to know which vote it was? www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10182/angela_eagle/wallasey/divisions?policy=6670

[@tofhussain2866]

Vote Corbyn

[@CommentFreak123]

She abstained during first and second reading iirc. Basically meaning she agreed to have debate and discussion on proposed cuts basically allowing possible Labour amendments to be added on. Third Reading - the actual vote on approving the bill, she followed the whip and voted against. Honestly, the fact that the whole welfare cut argument is so prevalent just shows what an effective politician Cameron is. It's frankly impressive how effectively he's helped fuel the disunity in Labour. There are many legitimate criticisms against Eagle, many of which you listed, but the criticism on welfare cuts is misinformation and frankly well-crafted apparently successful conservative propaganda.

[@dimavasilev5342]

Emir Thanks for the explanation. When I checked out her record, that part seemed incongruous, so thanks.

[@MrCyberbullying]

Does this interviewer actually listen to the answer given? Awful style....just trying to drum up hysteria.

[@TorbjornMain]

Well mannered Jeremy, he did fantastic against the Biased Bent Corporation.

[@jeezy8360]

Lol I like that

[@mercia1198]

We the people voted him in as OUR leader, and Leader he WILL stay, no one voted for you Eagle !!!. NOR will they !!!.

[@kieranjones6273]

+MoonrakerSW leaving the European Union was said to be economical a bad decision. why would you want a political leader in power who couldn't recognise that?

[@kieranjones6273]

+MoonrakerSW I disagreed. Any politician who could recognise that staying in the European Union was economically the best decision for the UK. Could be trusted to make the right decisions for our economy in negotiating are exit trade deals. It would be illogical to trust this with somebody who was partly a catalyst, to the now economic Fallout we are surely to face in the Future. How the corporate press with their own agenda, has somehow managed to convince the population that James Corbyn is partly responsible for this poor informed decision to leave the EU and that he must stand down, is a true Testament to the manipulative power they have over a percentage of the population.

[@kieranjones6273]

+MoonrakerSW Respectfully your original point was that "all parties you should have a pro leave leader" i believe i covered my thoughts on this in my responses above. In regards to Jeremy Corbyn. He appears to be modest, moral and a honest individual. who truly cares about the equality and prosperity of all the Citizens of the UK. clearly hr is not driven buy personal or financial gain. I trust him! also I truly respect his character. Just in one example. To say that David Cameron was childish during prime minister's question time. would be an insult to children, as children can't be held responsible for what they doing. David Cameron knew exactly what he was doing. he was lying and deceitful. He lacked any credibility. Jeremy Corbyn has the capability to restore Faith in the Citizens of UK towards there political representation in Parliament.

[@kieranjones6273]

+MoonrakerSW I don't belive there is a positive leave image. But we agree on somethings and respectfully disagree on others. It was nice to exchange perspectives with you. Good night.

[@Morglay]

Mercia, well, at least with him as party leader, the UK won't have to suffer another Labour government. With Eagle in charge, I would be worried.

[@rspratt]

Don't worry, Jeremy. We've got your back.

[@matthewknights8823]

How can 172MP's claim that they want to represent the people when they intend to start out 'representing us' by ignoring the overwhelming majority of 251, 417 people who voted for Jeremy last year? Those MP's have a very warped view of democracy and they show a frightening level of disrespect for the views of the people they're supposed to represent.

[@Talentedtadpole]

The blairites of Labour party seem to have forgotten that they answer to the electorate. The majority of us back Corbyn & want a decent, post war style Labour party.

[@scubasausage]

***** Corbyn is given fair representation in the media. Unless of course you believe the media should be censored. In which case you really are thick as shit.

[@scubasausage]

***** It is fair to let the press print what they want abour Corbyn. They should be encouraged to highlight how incompetent the buffoon is. Oh and I am very well aware of his economic policies. He basically wants to implement quatitative easing. Because hes a fucking lunatic. But I do like him really. He is singlehandedly destroying the Labour party. And I fucking hate the labour party. Corbyn will fail, so get your handkerchief ready...

[@scubasausage]

***** I think its pathetic that you refuse to believe that I have read and understood Corbyns woefully inept policies. Like its possible for someone to understand them but disagree with them eh! I dont need to prove anything to you. But I will say this, if you think he is good for businesses and making money then you havent fucking clue about how economics works. Gutted.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Polls consistently show that Labour VOTERS (not just members) back corbyn as a leader. If you want to include conservatives and UKIP then that is obviously not statistically viable, they are not ALL going to back any labour candidate until they reflect a neolib right ideology. And you said it 9 vs 11 million, well that was with a different leader, he is very much taking a losing party.

[@andythomas706]

In this pre-war age?

[@matbroomfield]

I appreciate incisive probing journalism but Marr seemed to have a clear narrative that he wanted to push here, and whenever Corbyn offered an answer that countered that narrative, Marr wanted to change the subject quickly or hurry him along. Not impressed.

[@wjumeau]

we can't expect less from the BBC..... Its all about the script.... forget the answers......

[@matbroomfield]

Yes that was certainly how it came across. But do you think the script was wilfully partisan, or just complied with a perceived narrative?

[@jointhe6461]

The real incision here was in JC's responses which cut through the narrative.

[@matbroomfield]

I agree, I think he handled it with composure and clarity of purpose.

[@matbroomfield]

Well, the BBC used to be world renowned for the quality of its journalism. I thought that still meant something.

[@stannats2637]

Corbyn nailed it

[@susanb4816]

marr is an embarrassment

[@asiff623]

Watch Chomsky blow his head up when he was younger lol, not the sharpest tool in the box is Marr

[@shaundooley87]

Well said old boy.

[@josephupilematola664]

Keep representing Jeremy. The world needs you

[@josephupilematola664]

The "unelectable "nonsense again. UK is a democracy. The people get to choose who they want to represent them. If he loses the general election for whatever reason, be it "unelectability", they party moves on and select another leader (selected by the people again). Leader of the party should not be determined based on who MPs think is electable. And about Tony Blair being "the best thing since sliced bread", Wow! I see where you are coming from

[@kuriousitykat]

labour will not win votes by being bland and playing tweedledum to conservatives tweedledee

[@davidlowe272]

+jeep2386 51%? You do realise that Conservatives got in with only about 35 % of votes (if you include non voters, only about 25% of eligible voters elected them) This makes the argument for a new EU referendum because it only received 52% of votes, rather laughable, dont you think?

[@davidlowe272]

***** Yes I know that. That is why I put the 2nd stat in brackets. Even so 35% is still way lower than the 51% you claimed Corbyn would need. I think proportional representative is absolutely the way to go. In fact if I was Labour leader that would be a big part of my manifesto (Conservatives are unlikely to put it in their manifesto as it would affect them the most). If this was to happen I would expect more people to actually vote as the 'whats the point? They are all the same' brigade might actually make an effort. I think this would make sure the Labour party stayed as a socialist party, UKIP would have the power they deserve (Let me be clear I am NOT a UKIP supporter, but they did win 10% of the votes and only having 1 seat is woefully unjustified), the greens would get more backing and I imagine the outcome would be a parliment that would settle somewhere in the middle, as anything too extreme left or right would never get passed.

[@JosephJPratt]

Jeremy is a good egg, but doesn't force his opinion on to people. I think that's why the party is worried they will not find the votes and support it wants from the entire country. I trust Corbyn, I want him to represent and lead my country. It's very difficult to reverse all that has been said, but the party needs to unite and stand together as a force for the little people that Jeremy clearly wants to represent!

[@tofhussain2866]

Good man

[@Talentedtadpole]

The fact that he respects others & is a true democrat & wants the electorate to think decide for themselves (rather than telling people what to do in mindless soundbites) really gets the knickers of the blairites in a bunch! So refreshing and decent.

[@Mjiujtsu]

I always like how Jeremy actually answers questions

[@michaelharrison3602]

Why can't this man ever actually answer the question he's asked instead of just trying to put himself up JC isn't the. Messiah he's a very naughty boy

[@Aspartame69]

Im not saying corbyn is a great leader, but having a dishonest interviewer only helps make his case.

[@MaN2Mega]

Haha the BBC is looking like CNN, this is not an objective interview in anyway at all...

[@cun7us]

The BBC does provide some good and informative programs, such as Question Time which is most democratic program I've ever seen aired. However, the way in which they retrieve their money by lying, cheating and frauding the public, essentially scaring people into paying their 'TV licence' is simply immoral and is why I refuse to pay it.

[@DiegoJauregui]

This is unforgivable. The BBC has a sacred mandate from the people to remain unbiased and not insert a self serving dishonest editorial narrative in its reporting. In this interview EVERY SINGLE QUESTION was deliberately framed to tarnish the image of Corbyn, who for his part responded wonderfully and honestly without deflection. It is clear that the BBC is now rotten to the core and sever political retribution must be made towards those who have deliberately undermined democracy by manipulating the public that trusted them. Andrew Marr, the Editors and Chiefs must should all be held publicly accountable to the people stripped of their positions, and tossed into the street or preferably in prison.

[@cun7us]

Diego Jauregui It's not rotten to the core but like Bernard M says, it's not in any way an 'objective interview' and Andrew Marr is carrying on like some tabloid journalist. Even Piers Morgan would have conducted a better interview.

[@philipr1567]

Sadly, this is the legacy of Robin Day and Jeremy Paxman. A good interviewer will challenge the interviewee, but what seems to be happening too frequently is that the interviewer is trying to be a smartarse celebrity.

[@TheAjdam]

Liking his confidence here. looking more and more like a prime minister. He will easily win another leadership contest

[@harrymorris1922]

Will never be prime minister. No chance of gaining english conservative seats, which he desperately needs to be in government having lost scotland to the snp.

[@harrymorris1922]

+Joseph brown Can Corbyn gain them back? Probably not.

[@harrymorris1922]

+Smullo Can't blame the MPs for wanting to be in a position to win a general election. Labour Members are living in their own bubble. Whereas as in reality most people know he is far to left wing and radical to appeal rural conservative seats which he'll definitely need to gain in an election if he has any hope of being prime minister.

[@archvaldor]

If you think Labour voters like me, who have voted for Blair and been sorely disappointed, even voted for Charles Kennedy's LD's, would seriously consider voting for a Blairite candidate in violation of the wishes of the party in the current climate, well, you are borderline insane. I did not vote for Corbyn. However, I believe in democracy, and I believe in deselecting any member of the party who is disloyal to Corbyn as the left was not during the intense provocation of the Blair years. I think you vastly misunderstand the mood among the public let alone the public which is very different than it was during the Blair years after more than half a decade of austerity when ordinary workers have been repeatedly kicked in the teeth to pay for the excesses and criminal behaviour of bankers.

[@archvaldor]

The party improved its share of the vote in England at the last council elections. There is no indication from the polls that a centrist candidate would do any better and Milliband manifestly failed to do so while trying to appeal unsuccessfully to the centre. You people seem stuck in 2005 thinking where the middle class was not vanishing and the working clases still turned out for New Labour in the belief they were the best alternatve: neither is true any longer.

[@Longshanks1690]

Hopefully the Labour Party is purged and then they can form the United Blairite Party, and see that without Tribal voting, their ideas appeal to no one.

[@Longshanks1690]

+Michael L Considering Corbyn is where he is because of a Popular Mandate, and people only vote Labour because of Tribal politics, I'd say a Corbynite Labour would be far more successful than any Blairite Party.

[@Longshanks1690]

+CounterCuckooClockWit Well, the ideas of Blarism are being Pro-Eu, Pro-Globalisation, Pro-Comprehensive School System, Pro Mass Immigration, Pro-Big Businesses, Being in favour of Unlawful and Indiscriminate Military Intervention, Mass and Uncontrolled Austerity, Pro-Multiculturalism and Anti-Working Class. Like I said,without the Tribalism of Tory and Labour, who in their right mind would vote for these Elitist cunts?

[@andythomas706]

No it hasn't. He just speaks to rooms full of people who agree with him!

[@andythomas706]

Have a day off! The media isn't ignoring him, he's ignoring them. He talks to people who already agree with him but he can't handle confrontation. He won't even speak to other labour MPS. The guy isn't the messiah I'm afraid. He's way out of his depth and has NO leadership qualities whatsoever!

[@scubasausage]

***** I agree with you, hes certainly momentous, he will possibly go down in history as the worst leader of the opposition ever! Not even his own party want him to be leader and yet he refuses to abdicate, hes a selfish career politician. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/majority-voters-prefer-owen-smith-8516111

[@voltimer_]

It isn't that Jeremy didn't do enough to campaign for remain, it's that his campaigning wasn't covered enough by the media. He's getting punished by the media by not being covered enough by the media. Seems legit.

[@benardo01]

The media criticise and are hard on every politician, it's not unique to this bliterhing idiot

[@thelongroad9750]

How long will this go on for? Cant he just replace them? They quit! So whats he talking about? The membership dont trust them anymore.

[@Iazzaboyce]

You like a bit of 'top down' 'democracy' then.

[@bearwolffish]

It's about the links and established base that Labour already has. Corbyn slipped in at the top of an established opposition (A little like Trump on the right). If we all joined, say, George Galloway and his Respect party, it wouldn't have all the strong Union links and foundation of Labour.

[@thelongroad9750]

no

[@harrymorris1922]

The Conservatives are laughing, consistently 5-10% ahead in the polls, which for a governing party is unheard of. The Labour Membership and Labour MPs are completely divided. Simply do not appeal to conservative england to gain seats.

[@harrymorris1922]

+CounterCuckooClockWit Latest YouGov, ICM, Ipsos Mori polls have Conservatives ahead by 5-10 percentage points and have been so for the last year. The By-Elections have been in safe Labour seats in the north and in the increasingly Labour London. It is nothing to celebrate as an opposition for holding a safe seat in a by-election. My point is his left wing policies of increasing income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax do not appeal to conservative seats in southern and midland england to gain conservative seats. He'll desperately need to gain about 50 conservative seats to stand any chance, especially as Labour are now the 3rd party in Scotland. Is Corbyn really capable of appealing to rural England? Personally I don't think so but I hope he remains as leader because he is clearly a nice and principled guy and is undoubtably Labours best hope.

[@niksgee]

i like jeremy.. leave him alone. he is like the peoples princess.

[@Lucaldo89]

Look at Corbyn taking down "Pro-coup" bias. Lad.

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

The way Marr brings up Momentum as if their the Baader Mienhof group terrorising Jeremy's opponents, is just low.

[@samflynn367]

stay strong jeremy

[@redemrys5342]

A very honest and reasoned response to an interviewer who does seem to apply himself aggressively . Andrew Marr was reminiscent of "Robin Day". Jeremy Corbyn comes over as calm, clear cooperative and correct. This does prove to me that he is capable of working under a great deal of hostility and pressure. He does not panic where others might. Did those who quit the shadow cabinet panic after the brexit vote? Perhaps they did.

[@nigelsensible807]

I worked flat out to lie every day until the 2019 election when the country saw sense. Smarmy t*at 👍

[@adrianjohnlouis1]

Stick with it Jeremy, stay strong where right behind you, don't let them distract you from your good work your doing as the labour leader!

[@philip013]

Looks a perfectly reasonable chap. Don't know what the problem is?

[@Oakland510]

Honest man in a dishonest parliament. Basically Ned Stark if you watch game of thrones

[@SFLucid]

Not crazy enough. When shit goes down, you need sociopaths who is willing to crash the country to get their career ahead, enter people like Eagle. "Chaos is a Ladder".

[@Oakland510]

SFLucid Also Gove who attacked Boris after standing by his side for the campain then went in for the dagger in the back when he sniffed weakness. When you don't know whether you live in a fictional era or not...

[@charlesbrown8220]

what I find interesting watching JC and his body language, is that I see a man who has nothing to hide. Agree with him or not, he is a man who tells the truth. Very unusual for a politician.

[@jack28aug]

Aww poor MP's they're trying to destroy Jeremy without the support of the people and the understandably angry public is telling them what they think of them. Abuse my arse.

[@luciatilyard2827]

Jeremy is great!

[@cntfinkvaname0]

Such a logical person. Never any bulshitting and never any spin.

[@paulamky]

Vote Corbyn !

[@usernamemehr]

my thoughts exactly, Clinton is a war mongering mess

[@EnigmaCodeCrusher]

Most Labour party members would like Blair back as Labour leader.

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

Say what you like about Jeremy but listen to his answers: Detailed, informed, honest. When was the last time you had that?

[@markdinsdale4869]

if corbyn is forced out of the party he was voted into I'm never bothering with labour again and suspect a lot of the people who became interested in politics because of him will likely do the same. the MPs throwing a tantrum now need to get it together or risk losing a lot of support.

[@archvaldor]

It is time to think about the mechanics of deselecting the majority of the parliamentary party.

[@Morglay]

Archvaldor's Warcraf Hacks,"It is time to think about the mechanics of deselecting the majority of the parliamentary party", and then the deselected MPs will form their own party.As a result, at the next general election,Labour will be reduced to a small minority group with very little or no support.

[@leikfroakies]

Contrast this with Eagle's interview with Peston. Corbyn answers amd reacts to every question. Eagle spoke in only prepared soundbites and answered no questions

[@leejohnson3209]

A principled man, not perfect... who is? I'll join Labour and support him, I'll also vote Labour for the first time on the strength of his leadership. Labour haven't been an opposition to the last two pro austerity governments and I think this is why they did so badly in those general elections. Without seeing any of the promised improvements in the economy, how long can austerity survive as a credible economic fix? I think the penny is starting to drop and people are realising that our vital public services are being sold off or discontinued for non other than ideological reasons. The evidence against austerity is becoming undeniable, the economy is failing and needs stimulus to shock it back into life. Simply cutting or privatising services that people rely on hasn't worked.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

andrew marrs questions are so repetetive and boring. just wasted 20 mins

[@brettpritchard265]

Good god this interview is unspeakably biased...

[@DFxAngelz]

The Labour Leadership Election is coming again, and it's not good. Since the 24th June, more than 100,000 people signed up to Labour (388,000 to 500,000+). However, the weasels in the PLP have made the ruling that anyone who has registered after 12th January CANNOT vote without paying a £25 'membership fee'. They succeeded on doing this when Jeremy Corbyn and other fellow MPs were not in attendence of the ruling. This means that just over 20% of registered supporters of Labour are barred from voting. However, there are other ways to vote. If you registered after Jan 12th, you can sign up to one of twelve unions that allow you to vote, avoiding this extra fee. This is irregardless of whether you have or have not registered to Labour after Jan 12th. www.unitetheunion.org/ He won fair and square last time, and now they are playing dirty. It seems the Chilcot Report has riled them up a bit. We'll just vote him in again 😂

[@oldsaltshippers]

We have this honourable man who can fills halls and fields with people who want to hear him speak and love what he has to say or a backstabbing undemocratic opportunist who was abandoned by the media part way through her opening announcement after her 12 day long Shall I? Shan't I? leadership challenge cobblers. This shouldn't even be given oxygen, but as we are now going to vote on it and if this is a fair vote, she is going to be destroyed.

[@Usdi1999]

I admire Jeremy's restraint- I'd have been grabbing at Marr's lapels after 5 minutes of his utter drivel.

[@Elemmcee]

Corbyn looked top notch against a clearly biased interview

[@wallywoodwally5877]

God, this man's all over the place.

[@jacig2083]

Jeremy Corbyn, I hope remains leader of the labour party. He is the person to represent us the ordinary people in the country.

[@Exsugarbabe1]

Jeremy Corbyn has no control over poisonous words on social media. Like Jeremy says the man says none of the insults are personal nonsense not politics.

[@thisstillchangesnothing]

J.C. 4 P.M.

[@alanalexander9454]

Before Labour takes the next step to irrevocably destroying itself , it might be the moment to pause and ask the question: What would the late great Jo Cox MP have wanted ?

[@MaN2Mega]

Stand firm Jeremy! This ridiculous situation will cleanse the corporate backstabbers from party, they all live in a bubble separated from reality, they are all in and after they lose it will be career suicide for them all !

[@humanitas559]

Jeremy Corbyn is a man of Honour & Integrity ... " You read too many news papers" well said Jeremy Corbyn. Andrew Marr ... You know nothing!

[@Premed1981]

Marr appeared SO small compared to Corbyn when they were talking. I mean his actual size felt like was shrinking when Corbyn was replying to his bullshit questions.

[@lukedodson5808]

I'd vote for him

[@MrJoecool9999]

New Labour is in fact "Old Conservative" and the Labour PLP just cannot stand a leader who represents the people who voted for them - and not Business interests as Angela Eagle does - there has been a concerted effort to oust JC and the Labour PLP didn't want him on the Ballot for leader in the first place - Labour rules meant they could not prevent him from standing - I would suggest that those in the Labour PLP who cannot stomach Real Democracy should show their True Colours - resign their seats and join the Conservatives....!

[@martinherts1967]

There should be a petition against the BBC for a blatant and biased lack of coverage of Jeremy Corbyn’s actions and activities since he won an outstanding mandate last year to become the Leader of the Labour Party, giving it the first chance in decades to restore fairness to Society and smash the tories into oblivion forever. I don't understand how all of the turncoat MP's are able to sleep at night, knowing that they are totally ignoring the views of those who voted them into their positions - and Jeremy, good on you, you totally owned this!

[@---bg9cx]

The MPs might not believe in corbyn but the voters do

[@jasonbatchelor6460]

Keep this good man in leadership!

[@stephentatum8772]

Andrew Marr implying that MP's are 'mature adults'?!?... THE ONLY ONE WHO CARRIES HIMSELF WITH ANY DECORUM IS JEREMY CORBYN

[@clairedoc8736]

how about you let the man speak and stop interrupting him?

[@jack28aug]

Marr needs to resign if he gets all his info from Murdoch. JC answers questions clearly and talks about the things he's supposed to be talking about. I think JC handles this interview incredibly well!

[@michaelharrison3602]

Jack 28a JC doesn't answer questions he just changes the subject to something that makes him sound good. Just another MP who's been on the gravy train so long he's no longer capable of getting anywhere without it the only way he'll ever earn more than he's earning now is by getting in No 10 the alternative is collecting trolleys in a supermarket car park and that job does come with expenses Allowances, perks and privileges

[@FunkArmada]

He keeps asking him the same reworded question over and over

[@matoko123]

He just strikes me as honest ! Hard to believe in modern politics. I really hope he is. good luck to him.

[@PhysicsHack]

I hope that one of the outcomes of all of this nonsense is that one day in the future this is made into a film with an inspirational outcome.

[@colindrhm]

When Neil Kinnock was challenged for the leadership of the Labour Party, he had to get nominated; so why not Corbyn? In a parliamentary democracy, how can someone lead a political party if he does not have the loyalty of 80% of the party's M.P.s?

[@serjthereturn]

gives Aaron Banks an easy ride, goes for the jugular with Corbyn. Go figure

[@serjthereturn]

+Manny Santiago he did, always does. He should do more T.V. because then the media can't spin/misrepresent/lie about what he says

[@JemmaBlood]

I get increasingly frustrated by interviewers cutting off or interrupting their guests. Ask the question and then shut up and listen to the answer. I mean this guys ears are big enough to be able to listen sufficiently. Yet he still talks over Corbyn and interrupts him constantly. Shut. Up.

[@vijayafernando1]

Dima you are spot on. Angela Eagle and all the parliamentary labour party are doing something wrong. At the very time when there should be stability, they are causing instability and doubt. They do not like because Jeremy is not the usual leader. Leadership in an age when the electorate is sophisticated us not the same as it has ever been. Jeremy brings an unique style of leadership. He has good ideas. There are others who have good ideas and he let's every single member of the country fulfil their aspirations.

[@briandenis1]

well done, Jeremy...nailed it

[@mormagpal]

Stand firm Jeremy, dont let the bastards bring you down

[@alunhughes2632]

We have a leader....support him

[@stevep5511]

FOLLOW OUR LEADER, FOLLOW HIM, FOOLOW HIM, WE MUST OBEY, OBEY, BAHHH BAHHH MEAH, BAH

[@alunhughes2632]

Follow the ELECTED leader

[@muggaluffin1066]

Jeremy Corbyn did fantastically here, he gave a very relaxed and cofident perfomance, in spite of some rather politically motivated questions. It is clear at the present time that the majority of the PLP are ideologically opposed to the views of the leadership and a majority of supporters. It is understandable that MP's are upset as they feel they are straying from their principles (wether you consider them misguided or not), but they must respect the legitimacy of their supporters. Labour MP's must decide wether they can support the main concepts of the Leadership's plan and abstain or rebel on matters of absolute principle, as Jeremy Corbyn did in the Blair years. If Labour MP's cannot support the main concepts of the leadership plan then they must consider their position in the labour party, if they are not representing the supporters of the party then they are not supporting the party and therfore must step down. Many Labour supporters are concerned over electibility in the party, claiming Jeremy Corbyn is unelectable, but they do not look at the alternatives; I would say to look at the PLP and tell me who IS electable. In the first leadership elelction the candidates other than Corbyn couldn't inspire me to get out of bed let alone vote for them to run the country. As for the main alternative candidate for leadership of the moment Angela Eagle, she couldn't inspire a fish to jump back into the water. Angela Eagle has been part of one of the weakest coups in history, which itself has lacked leadership and credibility as to the reason of its instigation ( I don't know about you but I think a 64% vote for remain by Labour voters could be considered a good majority seeing as the roughly 60% of votes Jeremy Corbyn was elected on was seen as a huge mandate). With regards to the electability on policy of any alternative leader the so called centrist policies (Personally I feel they were cetnre right) of Ed Miliband failed to inspire the country and i see no reason why they should do so again with a different voice. If history has shown anything it is that a split labour party cannot win an election, and Corbyn is not the cause of the split, it is down to the PLP to either recognise Jeremy's madate and support him or step aside for those who will. This is the best way for the Labour party to 'heal' and the best chance for the Labour party to win the next general election. Also to note I would encourage all to imbrace Jeremy's words of refraining from personal attacks, insulting MP's against Corbyn will olny feed their support and will in no way sway them, while a well reasoned argument may just have a chance. =D

[@nitzky8920]

What's the british version of 'Feel the Bern'? Cause I'm feeling it! 16:31 Oh, I see you have your own version of 'his supporters are so mean on twitter'... PS Yes, I know Corbyn was first...

[@CultOfAlan]

The PLP's argument has devolved into the argument that Corbyn has to go because the PLP doesn't like him. It's such a circular argument.

[@michaelharrison3602]

All he's done is promise people jobs in his cabinet if they support him

[@eddiemaxblack]

Andy Marr, as an entrenched right-leaning establishment figure, serves and placates the establishment and the elites of British society. And that's called: doing his job!

[@eugene5509]

His opinions on the EU are a matter of public record. Did anyone ever get to the bottom of his change of heart?

[@Talentedtadpole]

Time to finally purge the labour party of blairites!

[@iFreeThink]

This is some representation out of iconic characters in media.

[@TheJoynesy]

Was this an interview or an interrogation? Awful by the BBC.

[@incubator6916]

Corbyn ! Only Corbyn- a wise politician . God bless you, Sir !

[@iFreeThink]

My brother yelled, "Consent!"

[@MsCleggy1]

"you can do one of two things....." Marr what the hell do you know???? Biased, juvenile journalism.

[@system1912]

He should have purged Mandleson and the other snakes, he tried to take the higher road and they booted him and his supporters out of the party for it.

[@gavinlinehan7536]

I don't live in the UK, but I wish we could ship him in to Ireland. His commitment to being a politician of the people is amazing, he won't play games and his peers don't like that at all.

[@colindrhm]

Lots & lots & lots of people here wish you could ship to Ireland. He'd get on so well with Gerry Adams.

[@iFreeThink]

In the past, these things are seriously mentally humiliation.

[@stern9838]

Marr couldn't make his views and bias against Corbyn any more obvious. I wish he'd do his job properly and let the audience make up their minds rather than relentlessly challenging him in a way that leads a potentially uninformed audience to feel unwarranted scepticism against Corbyn. I haven't seen him grill his mate Farage quite so incessantly, interestingly...

[@michaelharrison3602]

Maarco:which question did he actually answer

[@user-vk4uk8zk3p]

Corbyn is about the only person who speaks coherently... I hope he wins, and has the support of the people. I also hope that Britain will be fine.

[@doggone2176]

Corbyn did the wild thing with the' Beast of Hackney'. and he talks about judgement...

[@5656156516516]

Lets face it, a potato would be a more useful leader. You could write his achievements on the back of a postage stamp and leave room for the lords prayer

[@A203D]

Hes not the leader we deserve, but hes the one we need right now.

[@garsm2290]

He can't back Momentum and also talk about the party "coming together".

[@daiu48]

The Labour Party cannot win an election based solely on party membership and the Momentum organisation . Corbyn's mandate is certainly a real reflection of grass roots left-wing collectivism but his difficulty is that he can only LEAD the country if he can win the support of the public at large. Corbin has cleverly avoided the issue that as leader he believes in INDIVIDUAL rights to economic prosperity and not the revival of state control and communist ideology.

[@timothythomas3645]

I back Jeremy totally. He is one of a few who really wants to protect the rights of the average man woman and child in this country. He represents my thoughts entirely and it is obvious that he has integrity, morality and honesty. He understands the importance of big business in this country but not to the utter detriment of honest tax paying working class people. The culture of British politics must change, it can not remain a tool that enables a small minority to reap massive career and financial rewards while the masses struggle to keep themselves and their families head above water. It can no longer be allowed to manipulate the system and have no accountability to the laws of the land. Government must stand against big business when corporations evade paying its fair share of tax leaving the country unable to provide adequate services to its people. In my view Jeremy has not sold his soul to the devil unlike many of his colleagues who are calling for his resignation due to the fact that he is not a career vulture like many of them. So hang on in there Mr Corbyn for everything good is worth fighting for.

[@tempestteacup]

Jeremy's absolutely right. The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are constitutionally different. The latter is the political wing of the ruling class. Any membership is merely an afterthought. The Labour Party is a mass membership organisation that uses the principle of collective action to organise and to assert a parliamentary presence for the working class (I mean working class in the broadest sense). For a long time this was not the case. It is not surprising that those MPs who have benefited from a significant concentration of power should be kicking up a stink when the members they have taken for granted should demand a different approach. But their duty is first of all to the party. I know this makes third way liberals heads explode but there it is. Nobody said radical change was easy. Of course, if you don't believe in the arguments and are merely placeholders for personal reasons then you won't like it. But perhaps you shouldn't be there in the first place.

[@fyka2902]

I hope the SNP becomes the next shadow cabinet. They would be a far better opponents against the Tories than this broken party. I don't have any political allegiance but the Tories do need a strong opposition in order for the parliament work effectively. I don't see much of a future for labour at this point, this is certainly history in the making. It's like watching the rise of the SNP all over again (fall of Labour again). Really excited to see what the future holds.

[@mccaffffff]

jeremy to be put straight on the ballot ,thank god.

[@mormagpal]

And if they do get rid of Jeremy. do they really think labour voters like me will vote for them again. Not a fxxxing chance.

[@empfrench]

I wonder if Marr is embarrassed by his arrogance in this video today? I mean, he was very wrong in practically everything he prognosticated about here. In any other job he'd have been sacked by now.

[@Anxian]

He's very much a career politician.

[@interekweb]

Please elaborate.

[@sohrabnizoumi-berizi328]

He means he was good and he slaughtered the BBC Lol

[@scubasausage]

Of course, hes never a job anywhere else, went straight into politics after dropping out of college.