Labour Party (UK) Leadership Election, 2016

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Heh, Owen is less generic and forgettable than John at least.

Labour tried that one in the early 90s; unfortunately, he died and Blair took his place.

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If it's going to happen, it'll have to involve the Lib Dems "re-splitting" into their Liberal and SDP factions, and the SDP half becoming a safe-space for non-Corbynite Labour...

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If it's going to happen, it'll have to involve the Lib Dems "re-splitting" into their Liberal and SDP factions, and the SDP half becoming a safe-space for non-Corbynite Labour...

Why?

Then show us the evidence that the non-Corbynites are ready to flee for the Lib Dems, much less the Cons.  (Though there *could* be an other-way-around situation, i.e. not the Lib Dems "re-splitting", but the majority of the Lab caucus splitting to create a sort of "SDP II" and maybe extending an arm out to remaining Lib Dems)
Incidentally, your current sig has certificate errors.  Remove it, please.

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Corbyn 61.8%
Smith 38.2%

313,209 to 193,229

Actually, given a lot of the rumours, that's a *narrower* margin  than I was led to expect...