However, as far as I can work out, the PLP will try to drag this on as long as possible to continue to hurt Corbyn (as well as the party, but the first is what matters) in hopes of weakening him to a point where he finally gives up, or won't be able to win another leadership campaign.
Yes let's drag it all out while 68 million people need leadership!
Those people [including ALL politicians also Labour] need to be banished to a rock where we can throw stones at them. This is purely a suggestion of course like all the Brexit campaign slogans :P
However, as far as I can work out, the PLP will try to drag this on as long as possible to continue to hurt Corbyn (as well as the party, but the first is what matters) in hopes of weakening him to a point where he finally gives up, or won't be able to win another leadership campaign.