Well that was brutal. I knew those northern hard nuts had had enough of Jezza and the

[Sir C]

Starmer and his haircut look best placed to me. Served under Corbyn, but a Blairite moderate at heart.

Surely there will now be a power struggle between MCdonnell's Momentum blackshirts and the so-called moderates? I guess much will depend on whether tens of thousands of feckless fools can find 3 quid to renew their memberships.

[Burney]

Surely there will now be a power struggle between MCdonnell's Momentum blackshirts and the so-called moderates? I guess much will depend on whether tens of thousands of feckless fools can find 3 quid to renew their memberships.

Oh, yes. The Labour bloodletting over the next few months promises to be tremendous fun.

[Sir C]

Oh, yes. The Labour bloodletting over the next few months promises to be tremendous fun.

The question is whether the 'moderates' can win it back, or do they now give up on the Momentum-owned shell and form a new party? Join the LibDems? They can't go on like this for another 5 years, surely?