WHAT A MESS: HOW CORBYN & CO. CHANGED THEIR TUNE ON VOTE
As
a low profile backbencher, Jeremy Corbyn rebelled against the Labour
line more than 500 times and called for a free vote on military action.
As
leader he insisted that was not an option and he was in charge, with
ally Diane Abbott warning just this morning that a free vote would 'hand
victory' to David Cameron.
But all that changed at today's shadow cabinet meeting. Here is how Mr Corbyn and his allies have changed their minds:
- Jeremy Corbyn, 13 June 2013: 'On something so fundamental as the deployment of armed forces, a free vote is the right thing to do.'
- John McDonnell, Sept 29: 'I am hoping on the Syria thing it should be a free vote on the basis of conscience.'
- Jeremy Corbyn, Nov 16: 'I don't think a free vote is something that we are offering.'
- Jeremy Corbyn, Nov 29: 'It's the leader who decides.'
- Diane Abbott, Nov 30, 7.50am: 'The problem about a free vote is it hands victory to Cameron of these air strikes, it hands victory to him on a plate.'
- Labour sources, Nov 30, 2pm: Labour will offer a free vote.
- Spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn, Nov 30, 4.30pm: 'Today's Shadow Cabinet agreed to back Jeremy Corbyn's recommendation of a free vote on the Government's proposal to authorise UK bombing in Syria.'
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