Better Day 5,766 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn has promised to lead a Labour "fight back" after being elected the party's new leader by a landslide.The veteran left winger got almost 60% of more than 400,000 votes cast, trouncing his rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.He immediately faced an exodus of shadow cabinet members - but senior figures including Ed Miliband urged the party's MPs to get behind him.Mr Corbyn was a 200-1 outsider when the three month contest began.But he was swept to victory on a wave of enthusiasm for his anti-austerity message and promise to scrap Britain's nuclear weapons and renationalise the railways and major utilities.He told BBC News he had been a "bit surprised" by the scale of his victory but his campaign had showed "politics can change and we have changed it".He will now select his shadow cabinet - but without a string of existing members including Ms Cooper, Tristram Hunt and Rachel Reeves - who have all ruled themselves out. He has also hinted that he wants to change the format of Prime Minister's Questions - he faces David Cameron across the despatch box for the first time on Wednesday - suggesting other Labour MPs might get a turn.Source- BBC News Together You And I! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 25,143 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Unless we actually get a candidate for the next PM who's in their 20s and actually understands our generation i honestly don't care, i'm sick of governments ran by middle-aged or old white hetro men now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better Day 5,766 Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Unless we actually get a candidate for the next PM who's in their 20s and actually understands our generation i honestly don't care, i'm sick of governments ran by middle-aged or old white hetro men nowIt's the persons policies that is more important than gender, s-xuality, colour. Together You And I! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,203 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 this is great news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannaeDrive 3,412 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It's all fine and new but he will never get elected PM. "Fame Is A Boomerang" - Maria Callas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Unless we actually get a candidate for the next PM who's in their 20s and actually understands our generation i honestly don't care, i'm sick of governments ran by middle-aged or old white hetro men nowI can't imagine how few people in their 40s+ would vote for a Head of State candidate in their 20s . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmm 979 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I can't imagine how few people in their 40s+ would vote for a Head of State candidate in their 20s . In some nations (the USA and Germany included) you have to be a certain age to run anyway... - OT: I'm glad that Jeremy got elected and it'll be interesting to see the effect of that. He seems pretty interested in both the rights of refugees and the rights of the Palestinian people so perhaps there'll be a stronger will for both in Westminster now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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