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I'm sorry but the idea that the PLP under Starmer has been anywhere near as unruly as it was under Corbyn is ridiculous. Corbyn faced a coup in 2016—again, less than a year into his premiership—for receiving poll results not dissimilar to Starmer's latest Survation poll.
Yes, Starmer is better at managing the PLP, but that is only made possible by the fact that he represents the dominant wing of the party.
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Corbyn faced a coup in 2016—again, less than a year into his premiership—for receiving poll results not dissimilar to Starmer's latest Survation poll
He faced a coup for his Brexit stance - even the coverage from the time makes that clear. It's fine to disagree with someone's opinions but let's not disagree over facts.
Yes, Starmer is better at managing the PLP, but that is only made possible by the fact that he represents the dominant wing of the party.
Corbyn's wing had full control of the party machinery in 2019, from NEC to LOTO, and we had our worst result in a hundred years.
ReekBlefs
No, instead Starmer gets Richard Burgeon and Diane Abbott talking about emergency conferences and leadership challenges less than a year into his PMship.
Look, I don't think Starmer is perfect, but let's not pretend he's not dealing with the exact same factionalism that Corbyn dealt with. Starmer is just doing a bit better at managing it.