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So, the Labour party has a "left wing" leader supported by the bulk of the party members but apparently unable or unwilling to market himself to the broader electorate. The bulk of the PLP is "right wing" and has little support from party members but they were elected primarily by non members.

It is unclear what support for either Corbyn/ism or the PLP amongst the electorate at large but it would seem that the PLP version of Labour has alienated much of its core vote and Corbyn as a metropolitan multiculturalist is going to struggle to win them back.

Is it actually possible for the party to reconcile these contradictions within the party, and what can it offer to the electorate at large to get itself elected. Does it have to split?

PS. I acknowledge that given the state of the Conservative party anything might happen!

In reply to Postmanpat:


They were elected for being Labour though (in majority of cases. Possibly a bit of personality in swing areas). Milliband had led the party back somewhat leftwards.


No idea. Depends if they find someone useful on the backbenches. The pickings seem slim though. I was sort of hoping Corbyn would keep them ticking over whilst they found out what Labour stood for and found someone to represent that ongoing.

In reply to KevinD:



The core problem seems to be that it used to stand for the industrial working class but has now largely abandoned them for the public sector and "minority" votes. These are difficult groups to reconcile.