Brighton and Hove Labour is split over Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour party locally and nationally is split over one man – Jeremy Corbyn.
So what future for the party? Will it ever get into power in Westminster again?
Latest TV’s Mhairi Beveridge reports.
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The vague criticisms of Mr Corbyn’s ‘qualities’ emanate mostly from Labour Party MPs who have supported the Conservative government’s damaging austerity measures. The voting record of some Labour MPs for punitive cuts is a matter of fact, e.g.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/these-are-the-184-labour-mps-who-didn-t-vote-against-the-tories-welfare-bill-10404831.html The Brexit vote was fueled by the impact of austerity policies. The UK is the fifth richest country in the world, but its wealth is distributed very unevenly and the imbalance is worsening. It’s very positive to see grassroots efforts to counter this.