Corbyn has transformed hostile party

Corbyn united MPs They say a week is a long time in politics. But the seven weeks of the general election campaign seem to have been an eternity.

The pollsters, commentators and columnists – not this one – all predicted doom and gloom. Labour would lose 100 MPs. Jeremy Corbyn would have to go.

Instead of being a political liability, Corbyn and his team delivered a popular manifesto and pulled off one of the biggest upsets in political history.

It’s transformed hostile MPs and our weekly Parliamentary Labour Party meeting. Even in the Blair days, I’ve never seen such enthusiasm. Two months ago Corbyn was lucky to get a