The Herald Sun’s J_C_Campbell says there will be a “bloody fight” to bring the United Kingdom Labour Party back to the centre of the political spectrum after Jeremy Corbyn resigned as leader.
The Herald Sun’s James Campbell says there will be a “bloody fight” to bring the United Kingdom Labour Party back to the centre of the political spectrum. “There’s going to be a bloody fight now, the sort of which we’ve never seen in an Australian political party, to take the Labour party back to the centre,” Mr Campbell said.
“The hard left have really dug themselves in here, they’re looking at another two terms out based on the numbers we’ve seen tonight.” Sky News has projected a decisive Conservative win in the UK general election. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he will step down as leader of the Labour Party. Mr Campbell said the vote was not so much a vote for Johnson but a “massive rejection” of Mr Corbyn.
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