Jeremy Corbyn will quit if Labour loses the general election expected within months, says his key ally John McDonnell – promising to follow him out of the door.
The shadow chancellor insisted Labour could win a Commons majority – despite the party’s disastrous poll ratings – but admitted the price of failure would be resignation.
Asked if Mr Corbyn could “stay on”, Mr McDonnell replied: “I can’t see so. What we’d do is as the tradition, which is have an election for a new leader.”
Speaking to Alastair Campbell, in an interview for GQ magazine, he also said: “I think it is the same for my own personal position.”
Mr McDonnell also insisted he backed Mr Corbyn’s determination to fight an election before a fresh Brexit referendum is held – but admitted a Final Say referendum could yet come first.
Via The Independent
