Because he's been an MP for 33 years and a councillor for a further 8.
Jeremy Corbyn - Not Not Labour Party(?), not a Communist (BBC)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
So true you just have to listen to Liz Kendall in her leadership challenge .
Wolfie was around from 12 April 1977 – 31 December 1980 and those three years are where you and fellow comrade Corbyn belong. 
In that sense clearly, but the term is usually reserved for people who get into politics because it's a good career, rather than an overwhelming desire to shape the future of your country. I disagree with much of Corbyn's suggested policies, but I don't think for one minute he is in this for the money and the prestige. For one thing, his expense claims have been markedly different to the shameless lot that milked the system for all its worth.
He didn't do it for cabinet jobs, no. He's certainly used it to heighten his profile when he goes on his protests, and to get paid by the Iranian state for appearances on their network.
His expenses in the years leading up to the scandal look about the same as any other London MP - 125k.
Career politician is typically a term used for those who makes continuous moves in their political career for the sole purpose of advancement and promotion. Boris Johnson, for example, would typically be thought of as the prime example, albeit he fecked up in the process.
It's a bit of a silly buzzword anyway that's lost most of its meaning.
It's a bit of a silly buzzword anyway that's lost most of its meaning.
Jeremy Corbyn claimed a total of £14,021.26. Owen Smith claimed £46,709.11.
Did well today despite the back hand comments and silence from some of his party.
I hope if Corbyn wins this election he executes a Saddam style public purge, getting rid of the conspirators who've been undermining him
Next stop, Downing Street.
If they wouldn´t have had executed him, he could have made a business out of it. A bit like George Clooney in “up in the air”, just on a global scale.
Come on, Corbyn relaxingly a smoking cigar while a deflated and terrified Tom Watson on the podium forced to read out the names of all the Labour conspirators, as they're all forcefully led out the building by Momentum Militia never to be seen or heard from again.
Jeremy Corbyn wins right to be defendant in leadership court case
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...ight-to-be-defendant-in-leadership-court-case
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...ight-to-be-defendant-in-leadership-court-case
Ah shit. The peasants might get a say now. Better do somethi...
Labour shuts down fund set up for people who cannot afford to pay £25 for leadership election vote
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-corbyn-angela-eagle-owen-smith-a7144931.html
That's better.
I'm voting for Smith (voted for Corbyn last year)
Corbyn isn't working. Yes there is a media agenda. Yes he has been constantly undermined by colleagues from the moment he was elected. But objectively, he is doing a terrible job at leading the party. His policy pronouncements have been haphazard. Whilst I generally agree with his political positions he hasn't communicated them to the public is any persuasive form - essential given the nature of the English electorate.
Look, I would love to live in a country where the leader boasting about how she would order the deaths of millions of civilians is seen as the extremist nutter, and not the man who says he wouldn't countenance doing such a thing. But that is not this country, at this time. It is not the reality of non-metropolitan England, which makes up the majority of the electorate, as much as I would like it be otherwise.
Maybe Smith won't be a success. His employment history is unfortunate, but he said all the right things today. But how can anyone can look at the situation Labour is in at this moment and think that continuing with Corbyn is the solution. We can't carry on careering incompetently down a path to a 30% Labour vote in the next election. It hasn't worked. Not because Corbyn is too left wing (he's barely spelled out any policies for people to disagree with) but because he hasn't been a competent leader.
Correct.
183,541 new registered Labour party members in the last 48 hours apparently. That suggests there are a lot of peasants who don't know their place.
Or a lot of stop Corbyn voters who can afford the £25
Well the PLP will be hoping so anyway or they'll have to put the price up to £50 and try again next month.
That's nuts. More than the entire Conservative party membership for the same price.
I'm voting for Corbyn and I don't think he's the solution at all. For me voting for a Corbyn win is more about changing the Labour Party, to give members a bigger say/influence on the Party. The last few weeks has shown that the PLP(Including Smith as he's been planning this leadership challenge way before the eu referendum) and the wider Labour Party have very little time for it's membership and well democracy. The raise to £25 being the final straw for me.
The chances of these changes happening with Smith as leader are non existent, as already shown by some of his recent comments - 2nd eu referendum plus he's tone(Comparing the Leave voters to fools who have been duped into buying dodgy second hand car),more recently saying he would like Corbyn in some sort of ''President'' role(I image that role has no actual power in the Party).
Smith being leader will revert back to the recent Miliband days(Remember the immigration mugs) and the obsession with goldilocks politics - not too left, not too right but just racist enough for a UKIP voter in the North but not enough to piss off a Guardian reader in the south(It's worth remembering at least one member of the soft ''left''of the PLP wanted Corbyn to attack the junior doctors). It is politics with without ideology.
I see this leadership contest as fight over the future of the Labour Party more than anything else.
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indeed.
Ive not decided yet but i think im close to this position. It feels like giving into a lot of things that are wrong with the media and the political establishment but at the same time i feel like anything else will equally be a defeat.
Even if Smith wins ill be hoping Corbyn splits the party and id probably cancel my Labour membership. I want more than simply 'stop the tories' politics so id rather support Corbyn pushing an agenda from the sidelines than a Labour party whose positions are based on popularity.
Labour Party group suspended over bullying complaints
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-36848945
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-36848945
Yeah don't buy any of this.
Labours leadership has gone to Ridiculous extents to use all underhand tactics in their pursuit to undermine Corbyn and his. Supporters anyhow. Its a ridiculous situatio.
The worst part is they've been incredibly shit and unsubtle and doing so as well. I'd have a begrudging respect for them if they were calculated manipulators who'd managed to oust him skilfully, but as it is they've jumped on Brexit (where most Labour voters voted Remain), and have tried to oust Corbyn despite not really having a credible replacement for much of the time...whilst showing utter contempt to members in the process for not following the agenda the party wants them to. Corbyn's opponents are just as utterly incompetent as he is, and will probably be slaughtered by May's Tories.
Michael Crick has tweeted (and been retweeted many times) that if Foster wins his court case Smith could be leader unopposed. That's rubbish isn't it?
contempt for democracy.
They are disqualified to represent anyone after what they have tried.
Im quite concerned that they're so stupid as to even challenge the ruling. Its just doing further damage to the party.
Do they not realise that ousting Corbyn in such a way to instil their own candidate would not only lose them the voters still behind Corbyn but also the wider member base who are appalled by such underhand behaviour.
Don't underestimate the delusions of the PLP. They're so far embedded in their little elitist bubble they fail to acknowledge how their actions would destroy them. They probably think we're all a bunch of simpleton drones that would vote for them regardless.
The Greens are probably licking their lips at the moment.
Good confident speech from him today.
Quite simply some of them think the members are the enemy. We've heard it from numerous senior figures now that they feel they've lost the party to entryists and they want their party back. Even if Jeremy got Labour into power they wouldnt be happy at the situation.
Progress isnt heavily funded by external donors such as Lord Sainsburys just to allow Labour members to have their way. Their strategy board is made up of political figures and this top down approach is what they want to guide the party.
It was only a few years ago that the debate was had on whether they should have a place in the party. Then they have the cheek to call momentum out as a seperate movement.
Don't let them win lad.
Richard Burgon is now shadow Attorney General as well as shadow Justice secretary and shadow Lord Chancellor.
they should have let him remain as shadow city minister... its not like he spent any time in the city anyway.
Labour have to get rid of devisive Corbyn to unite the party - yesterday a Labour economic debate in the House of Commons had to be abandonded due to a lack of Labour MP's being bothered to turn up.
Shameful disunity and great news for the Tories.
Shameful disunity and great news for the Tories.
So Owen Smith has previously said in regards to Scotland that "Barnett has seen its day" in regards to funding for Scotland, however when it came to the Scotland Bill last year he was absent for just about every single vote in regards to new powers, and then a couple of weeks later, just to rub it in, voted against giving Scotland full responsibility for taxation and spending...despite the fact that he doesn't seem to believe in Barnett.
Always nice to know you're cared about by a potential future leader of a major party. Other things he's voted against (when he could be bothered to vote) include abortion laws, child and working tax credits, and regulating air weapons. I'd assume he'd have probably been against some of the others if he'd cared enough to show.
Always nice to know you're cared about by a potential future leader of a major party. Other things he's voted against (when he could be bothered to vote) include abortion laws, child and working tax credits, and regulating air weapons. I'd assume he'd have probably been against some of the others if he'd cared enough to show.
I think they really didn't expect him to have the stomach to fight another leadership election after a vote of no-confidence. They underestimated his resilience.
(Also I wouldn't imply that it is three roles when the last two have been combined since the creation of Justice Secretary)
Not so much about being bothered, more that the shadow Chancellor is a cnut that doesn't inspire support.