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Thousands of his biggest fans turned out in Westminster last night to support him, and there, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told them that they were there "to maintain Jeremy as the leader of our movement". You can read about that here. The unions seem to still be backing him, too, which is significant because they control a lot of Labour's money.But obviously, things are not looking great for him. This is another damning piece of news in a week that's seen more than 40 resignations from Corbyn's own shadow cabinet. As Britain thrashes around in crisis, the Labour Party seems intent on ignoring the Tories' civil war and wallowing in their own one.Here's that film we made about Jeremy Corbyn:I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 percent of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning. Today's vote by MPs has no constitutional legitimacy.
We are a democratic party, with a clear constitution. Our people need Labour party members, trade unionists and MPs to unite behind my leadership at a critical time for our country.