Directory of Leadership Contests Resources

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This category leads to websites about the processes involved in an MP becoming Leader of Labour Party for the UK parliament.
This includes undisputed "coronations", or those that have required elections.

Subcategories

• Corbyn, Jeremy
• Eagle, Angela
• Smith, Owen

Resources in This Category

• BBC News: Labour Extends Leadership Race Deadline

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8695225.stm
  Article listing the candidates for the Labour Party Leader contest to-date, and announcing that nominations will be eligible until 9th June. Includes videos featuring some contestants and opinions on their future.

• BBC News: Labour leadership - Party Wins Appeal Against Voting Rules

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37057589
  News update on the Labour NEC decision to limiting eligibility to vote, to those that joined the party before January 2016. The NEC appealed against a decision in the High Court on 8th August, and on 11th August the Court of Appeal ruled in the NEC's favour. Includes video of Lord Faulkner's reaction, readers' comments and links to related articles.

• BBC News: Labour Leadership, Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219
  News article reporting results of election, speeches and analysis of future as HM Opposition in UK Parliament, and preparing for the next general election.

• BBC News: Owen Smith: I'd Offer Corbyn Labour President Job

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36842339
  Following Owen Smith, being more popular with MPs as leader than Angela Eagle, she dropped out. Includes link to statement by Jeremy Corbyn's predecessor, with readers' comments. Also links to related news..

• BBC: Labour leadership - Corbyn Ballot Challenge Rejected

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36909862
  Adjudication following Michael Foster testing the grievance that Jeremy was automatically included in the ballot paper, despite not having the number of supporting MPs required by challengers. Includes link to live updates and other news.

• Guardian: Labour Party Leadership

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/labourleadership
  Collection of news articles.

• Mirror: Next Labour Leader

  http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/next-labour-leader
  Collection of newspaper articles on the election of leader, following Angela Eagle's challenge to Jeremy Corbyn. Includes readers' comments.

• Wikipedia: Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2016

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)_leadership_election,_2016
  Article updated by the public, on the events leading to the challenge to Jeremy Corbyn in July 2016. Includes background, procedural timetable, opinion polls, references, links to articles about the candidates, endorsements and related politics.

• Wikipedia: Leader of the Labour Party (UK)

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)
  Article updated by the public on selection, role in Opposition, history since 1906, with links to articles on predecessors.

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