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Anxious to limit the political fallout from Jeremy Corbyn ignoring the wishes of members at Party Conference Labour has unleashed its attack dogs on Sarah Wollaston. But this is a perfectly fair observation.
We can't *know* a PV amendment would pass if Corbyn whipped in favour of it. But we also can't *know* it would fail.
Some loyalists are likely to have said they would resign shadow cabinet posts to give Corbyn cover to ignore members. And if he changed his mind so would they.
Some loyalists are likely to have said they would resign shadow cabinet posts to give Corbyn cover to ignore members. And if he changed his mind so would they.
But three things are true.
One, Corbyn chose to make no attempt to coalesce support around any serious alternative to Theresa May's Brexit.
Two, he chose not to gather support for PV.
And, three, it is those choices which leave Theresa May's Brexit as the only game in town.
One, Corbyn chose to make no attempt to coalesce support around any serious alternative to Theresa May's Brexit.
Two, he chose not to gather support for PV.
And, three, it is those choices which leave Theresa May's Brexit as the only game in town.
What's striking to me about the reported number of resignations if Labour backed a PV is what it reveals about who Corbyn has put in his shadow cabinet. They are a coterie whose views on Brexit - and (imo) time will show on other matters too - are far removed from Labour members.
