Sorry - didn't mean to put words in your mouth. I just think that's the crux of it - a lot of Tories think Corbyn in any form is suicide. I don't agree, but without winning a decent over from that position, a gov of national unity will fail.
The issue is that this is only the path of least resistance because Corbyn insists on it; it isn't a constitutional necessity that it be Corbyn, it just has to be whoever can obtain the support of the house. Labour's position that it can only be Corbyn makes this a partisan issue rather than one in the national interest.
Basically, you're entitled to your opinion, obviously, but you can't
say 'Lib Dems are being unreasonable by saying Corbyn can't lead the
GNU' without saying 'Corbyn is being equally unreasonable by insisting
he does'. Both are conditions.
Sorry - didn't mean to put words in your mouth. I just think that's the crux of it - a lot of Tories think Corbyn in any form is suicide. I don't agree, but without winning a decent over from that position, a gov of national unity will fail.
The issue is that this is only the path of least resistance because Corbyn insists on it; it isn't a constitutional necessity that it be Corbyn, it just has to be whoever can obtain the support of the house. Labour's position that it can only be Corbyn makes this a partisan issue rather than one in the national interest.