LIVE: Labour descends into Civil War as Jeremy Corbyn faces leadership coup

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Live: Jeremy Corbyn facing leadership coup as Shadow Cabinet begins to resign

Fallout from EU referendum continues as Labour faces mass resignations

Here's why Labour MPs are panicking. Brexit is the majority view across a large swathe of Labour territory -> #Marr pic.twitter.com/51QroYkmEL

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) June 26, 2016

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/xefC6RAuFh

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Heidi Alexander resigns from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/fopDpqYJiY pic.twitter.com/E2Rqh3DYKD

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn from shadow cabinet

Hilary Benn has been sacked as shadow foreign secretary by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Reports had circulated that Mr Benn had been encouraging shadow ministers to resign if Mr Corbyn ignored a no confidence motion levelled against him.

The move comes as the Labour head said he will stand again if the party runs a fresh contest in the face of growing unease from MPs.

He made it clear that he is not willing to stand down as he faces public calls to stand down.

Apparently Labour MPs in safe seats - many of which went for Leave - now feel extremely vunerable (think of SNP in Scotland). The accusation is that Corbyn secretly supported Brexit - true - but I am unsure how removing him actually solves the huge disconnect between the party and its voters.

We're expecting resignations to happen all today.

[scottish]

Out of curiosity who is we? You make it sound as if you're party of some kind of news organisation.

Fair enough Cameron, he'd essentially be forced into doing something he strongly disagrees with so that's logical that he would leave (and if shit hits the fan it's going to be aimed at someone who agreed with the results).

But I don't see why him standing down would have any use, party leadership already changed what, not even a year ago?

[FlyingJesus]

Yeah imagine wanting to redo a vote that only happened fairly recently

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@scottish; the Royal we. We the people, the nation.

Labour MPs Ian Murray & Lilian Greenwood to quit shadow cabinet, @bbclaurak understandshttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/oy3k7Zug9c

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Gloria De Piero, Shadow Minister for Young People, resigns from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/ZnLwqU2eyc

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Shadow Transport Secretary @LilianGreenwood becomes 4th to resign from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/PV1FpnLQu4

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Shadow Education Secretary @LucyMPowell is 5th person to resign from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/x7fEBE6zrd

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Shadow Environment Secretary Kerry McCarthy resigns from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/ELZot9QFNz

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Seema Malhotra, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, resigns from Labour shadow cabinethttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/z2zUFRalB7

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

McCluskey adds that if l/ship election occurs "any attempt to keep Jeremy off the ballot-paper will lead to break-up of the Labour Party."

— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) June 26, 2016

If Corbyn doesn't step down there's a real risk now of an SDP style split of the Labour Party.

A repeat of history after the EEC referendum of 1975. Labour was nearly destroyed over Europe.

[scottish]

Tom watson also apparently said he's disappointing about Benn being sacked and saddened by resignations, so unlikely he'll resign.

[FlyingJesus]

Does Lord Falconer keep Angela and Maria Eagle as pets

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Even more....

Corbyn has issued a statement saying those wishing to depose him must stand in a leadership election, in which he will be a candidate in.

Chris Bryant resigns as shadow Commons leader - amid Labour front bench resignations https://t.co/7TUPrvaOgi

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Shadow attorney general Karl Turner resigns - he is 11th to depart Labour front bench https://t.co/gzjx6AToxE pic.twitter.com/kJ9z6gt7sQ

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Lord Falconer, Shadow justice secretary, is 9th person to resign from Labour's front benchhttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/sG78SeCN7s

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 26, 2016

Labour source says that Watson wants "leadership handed to him on a plate" with backing from party grandees. https://t.co/u6n1T9WUHU

— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) June 26, 2016

This is playing out exactly as many thought in Sept. 2015: mass shadow cabinet resignations with Tom Watson preparing a 'visit' to Corbyn.

— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) June 26, 2016

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Corbyn is refusing to deny he voted Leave.

I always said there was no doubt as a 40+ year campaigner against the EU that he was going to vote Leave in the polling booth.

Not sure that is actually a denial... https://t.co/DyfMkkYEoh

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) June 27, 2016

'Corbyn Voted Leave' Rumour Non-Denial: https://t.co/cktE6lDTFC pic.twitter.com/NqoPR6xIIs

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) June 27, 2016

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Sky News are reporting the following but I haven't seen it on BBC just yet. So don't know how true the below is yet or if the other sites are a bit late.

Labour No Confidence Vote

The party will vote on the motion of no-confidence in Jeremy Corbyn tomorrow, with the result likely to be received by 4pm.

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This happened in the last hour in PMQs. Wow.



By all means it looks as though Corbyn is determined to stand again which begs the question if the membership re-elect him, what next?

Maybe the Liberal Democrats do have a hope of getting some MPs back one day.