Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK)" in English language version.
Angela Eagle: ... Neil Kinnock in 1988 ... had to get 51 nominations ... Andrew Neil: Well it is not clear he had to do it. And even Mr Kinnock cannot remember if he had to do it or whether he did it to show his strength.
said voters backed Brexit because they didn't feel the Labour Party stood up for them,
Jeremy Corbyn has called for "calm" and "dignity" from Labour members after leadership challenger Angela Eagle's constituency office was vandalised.
My assumption was that the incumbent would be a candidate automatically, and that the nominations gathered by Neil Kinnock against Tony Benn in 1988 were purely for show.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)If Corbyn had not been automatically allowed to stand, he may have struggled to obtain the 51 nominations necessary from Labour MPs or MEPs to stand.
If Corbyn had not been automatically allowed to stand, he may have struggled to obtain the 51 nominations necessary from Labour MPs or MEPs to stand.
said voters backed Brexit because they didn't feel the Labour Party stood up for them,
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Jeremy Corbyn has called for "calm" and "dignity" from Labour members after leadership challenger Angela Eagle's constituency office was vandalised.
My assumption was that the incumbent would be a candidate automatically, and that the nominations gathered by Neil Kinnock against Tony Benn in 1988 were purely for show.