Today's Update On Labour From The Waugh Zone Is Titled CORBYN COORDINATING COMMITTEE

* Paul Waugh

by Paul Waugh | Politics

There is a growing realisation in the PLP that Jeremy Corbyn is here to stay, probably for the full five years to 2002. Some deep Corbyn sceptics still think their only chance of ousting him is between next May’s elections and the September conference.

 

Others talk about waiting until 2017. Yet others are resigned to accepting his huge party membership mandate cannot be overturned or wished away.

And JC’s disciples are moving into more key positions. The Telegraph was first yesterday to report that the Shadow Cabinet was informed that Jon Trickett has been given the working title of ‘election coordinator’ for next May’s elections.

 

The Times reports that ‘moderate’ MPs are worried that Corbyn will strengthen his grip on the NEC next year, with all six places from CLPs expected to go his way. Bex Bailey, a moderate who worked for Liz Kendall and represents Labour’s youth wing, is set to be replaced early next year by James Elliott, a prominent Corbyn supporter.

Siobhain McDonagh wrote in the Standard yesterday that abuse aimed at MPs who backed Syrian airstrikes had been targeted at women and was a “personalised violence” similar to domestic abuse.

 

The Fabians has a new report out that just one in 10 of the party's most senior staff and one in six of its council leaders are female.

Meanwhile, Dan Hodges (whom the PM once called ‘my favourite columnist’) has quit the Labour Party. That met with

some ridicule on social media. But another Corbyn critic, Hopi Sen, explained why he was staying.

 

* Paul Waugh is the Executive Editor, Politics, HuffPost UK.