Labour MPs gun for chief Corbyn

London, june 24

After Labour MPs blamed party leader Jeremy Corbyn for disastrous 'Remain' campaign for the EU referendum, Corbyn on Monday will face calls for his resignation when the party MPs meet again.

Corbyn, who has never commanded majority support among Labour MPs, is under fire for failing to persuade Labour voters to back the 'Remain' campaign, The Independent.uk reported.

Britons voted 51.9 per cent for Brexit against 48.1 per cent of 'Remain' vote in a historic referendum on Thursday. Britain joined the European Union on January 1 in 1973. Angela Smith, the maverick Labour MP for Penistone, was the first to break cover on Friday and call for Corbyn to go.

“Corbyn has got to take responsibility. He should consider his position. He's shown insufficient leadership,” she said. A prominent backbench MP who believes Corbyn should resign, said: “I'm going to say so at the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party). No doubt it will leak after the meeting. —  IANS