Veteran UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has signalled he will step down early next year after a 'process of reflection' following a disastrous election result.
But speaking on Thursday after retaining his Islington North seat, he said he intended to take Labour through a period of reflection as the party looks ahead.
"And I will lead the party during that period to ensure that discussion takes place and we move on into the future." Ousted Labour MP Phil Wilson, who lost Tony Blair's former seat of Sedgefield to the Tories, said attempts by the leadership to put the result down to Brexit was"mendacious nonsense".
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