The Labour party have finally decreed that Jeremy Corbyn does not need to get the 51 nominations that is a prerequisite for his challengers so we will have a leadership vote that also includes the incumbent My Corbyn. This is exactly what his challengers didn't want.
My interpretation of the issue is this...
The problem for the Labour parliamentry party (which is generally centre left rather than far left), is that there have been many new members join due to the Ed Milliband £3 'come and join us' plan, and these are generally left wing Corbyn supporters. Therefore, when the next election comes around, some (probably a large proportion) will not get selected due to the local party selection process and subsequently end their political careers, bringing in new left wing condidates who will lose the election without trying. This has been brought into sharp focus with a new Tory PM who might call a snap early general election, which is why they have acted like they have over the last few days, trying to get rid of dear old Jeremy.
My prediction (which has been painfully wrong of late) is that Jeremy will win by a huge margin, thereby causing angst amongst all the existing parliamentarians who know they are on their way out and switch to Plan B - new Labour party mode, a bit like the Lib Dems in the 80s.
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