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Views on the Labour leader’s role in any national unity government from Richard Cox, Stan Labovitch, Michelle Webb and Derrick Cameron
A government of national unity is perfectly possible (‘National Unity’ is a movie that’ll never get made in Westminster, 17 August), but it will take pragmatism and courage. Whoever gets the temporary PM role is political toast; an important footnote in history.
This is the time for Jeremy Corbyn to grasp a golden opportunity. If he steps aside for another, probably a senior politician with no ambition left, he will be recognised as a political hero and titan: what a brilliant position on which to base a campaign for the forthcoming election. If he doesn’t, it demonstrates serious weakness in himself and his advisers.Richard CoxLeicester Continue reading...