Jeremy Corbyn calls for Labour Unity at 132nd Durham Miner's Gala

[Menien Goneld]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-36750069[/URL]

[quote][B]Under-fire Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for party unity during a speech at the Durham Miners' Gala.[/B]

Mr Corbyn, who has faced calls to quit from 170 MPs, is the first Labour leader to attend the trade union gathering since Ed Miliband in 2012.

Rebel MPs were denied access to the gala platform, after organisers said they tried to "humiliate" Mr Corbyn.

During the speech, to a crowd of tens of thousands, Mr Corbyn said there was "no pressure" on him to stand down.[/quote]

I actually attended this myself. There were thousands of people and masses of different trade unions.

I would recommend people check out the video in the BBC source because it has his answer to the question of how he deals with the 'pressure to step down'.

Bonus source: [URL]http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/durham-miners-gala-jeremy-corbyn-11590949[/URL]

[MissZoey]

That video is insane. I've disliked Corbyn since he was elected, but his passion in that speech on the BBC article has sold him to me.

[FlashMarsh]

The man who rebelled hundreds of times under previous leaders and was part of the hard left faction that tried to remove Kinnock is asking for unity

You reap what you sow. People don't forget that.

[Menien Goneld]

[QUOTE=MissZoey;50681285]That video is insane. I've disliked Corbyn since he was elected, but his passion in that speech on the BBC article has sold him to me.[/QUOTE]

I was the same, never really bought into the hype surrounding him, but hearing him speak in person has completely won me over. The guy bleeds honesty and genuinely seems to care about the struggles of regular people.

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[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50681642]The man who rebelled hundreds of times under previous leaders and was part of the hard left faction that tried to remove Kinnock is asking for unity

You reap what you sow. People don't forget that.[/QUOTE]

Labour should be more left wing than centrist. It's funny that you're implying he deserved this coup when nothing like it has ever really happened before and it's legit his overwhelming party support vs MPs who think Labour should be more like the Conservatives.

[FlashMarsh]

You ever heard of the words Kinnock and Militant?

[Menien Goneld]

[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50684932]You ever heard of the words Kinnock and Militant?[/QUOTE]

I'll admit I'm not in the know with this Militant group or what happened with Neil Kinnock.

Could you maybe tell me more about it and why you think it justifies these recent actions against Corbyn today? If that is what you're saying.