Quotes on Corbyn Reactions yesterday

JOHN MCTERNAN, FORMER BLAIR ADVISER He did not have a mandate for being utterly useless. All he got was a victory on one day last year. Well, he’s had his chance. DI ANE ABBOTT, A CLOSE CORBYN ALLY I think some of my colleagues are labouring under the illusion that Jeremy serves as leader of the opposition at their will and pleasure. I AN MURRAY, EX- SHADOW CABINET The Labour Party needs to stop talking to itself. J EREMY CLARKSON Everyone called Jeremy gets sacked eventually. EMILY THORNBERRY, SHADOW CABINET I think if he’d had an opportunity to lead it more [Remain], then we would have done better. Does that mean that he is a better leader than David Cameron? I suspect it does… WES STREETING, LABOUR MP Jeremy has many redeeming features. Being an effective leader of the opposition is not one of them.