New low for Corbyn's reign as ambitious MP plots to succeed him as Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn is reportedly going through one other plot to succeed him as chief

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour management hit a farcical new low yesterday as stories emerged that formidable younger Corbynista MP Clive Lewis is plotting to succeed him.

Mr Corbyn was branded 'hapless' after a protest by veteran homosexual rights campaigner Peter Tatchell introduced a human rights speech by the Labour chief to a halt.

And whereas rising social gathering star Mr Lewis, 45, entered the Commons solely on the 2015 Basic Election, the Shadow Enterprise Secretary is now being touted by supporters as a critical candidate for the management.

The farce unfolded as a gaggle led by Tatchell held up banners calling on Mr Corbyn to do extra to cease the bombings in Aleppo. However after showing unsure find out how to react or of what his coverage on Syria was, the Labour chief may very well be heard asking Shadow International Secretary Emily Thornberry, sitting close to him: 'When did we condemn the bombing?' 

And Shadow Legal professional Basic Shami Chakrabarti, ennobled by Mr Corbyn, tried to assist by advising him: 'Simply allow them to [the protesters] do that.'  

Because the banner-holding protesters stood in entrance of him, Mr Corbyn mentioned: 'It's all proper, it's OK.'

Mr Tatchell mentioned: 'What is occurring in Aleppo is a modern-day Guernica. We haven't heard the chief of the Labour Occasion converse out sufficient to demand UK air drops to besieged civilians who're dying of their 1000's.'

After chatting with Ms Thornberry, Mr Corbyn responded: 'Emily has made it clear we expect there ought to be help given to individuals in Aleppo. We do suppose the bombing ought to finish, there ought to be a ceasefire.'

Mr Tatchell, who stood as a Labour candidate within the 1980s, has beforehand criticised Mr Corbyn for failing to talk out loudly sufficient in opposition to Russia, which is propping up Syrian President Bashar Assad's dictatorship.

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell phases a protest calling for help drops in Syria as Labour Chief Jeremy Corbyn makes a speech on the Methodist Central Corridor in Westminster

Clive Lewis and Shadow International Secretary Emily Thornberry on the Labour Convention

He has additionally criticised the Cease the Conflict Coalition, beforehand led by Mr Corbyn, for opposing Western army motion whereas failing to protest in opposition to the Syrian regime. And one senior Labour MP mentioned: 'Solely a celebration led by hapless Corbyn may give the impression for a number of minutes that we didn't have a coverage on ending the bombing of harmless civilians in Syria or he didn't know what it was.'

One other Labour MP mentioned final night time: 'An increasing number of of us really feel that although he was solely re-elected as chief simply over three months in the past, Corbyn will stand down in 2018 to provide a successor a good probability to mattress in earlier than the 2020 Basic Election.

'Clive Lewis's camp are placing his identify round as that alternative on the idea that he – or she – must come from the Left of the social gathering.'

Norwich South MP Mr Lewis, a former Military reservist, was promoted to the Shadow Cupboard as defence spokesman final summer season after a wave of resignations by anti-Corbyn frontbenchers.

A second reshuffle in October then noticed him moved over to his present submit.

Final night time he denied plotting to succeed Mr Corbyn.

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