Over the past few weeks, talk of a potential coup against Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader has grown, with most expecting some sort of move from some section of the party in the summer. The chance of that move not dying the same embarrassing death as most Labour coups is still pretty slim, no matter how tough the plotters talk about the number of meetings they’ve had. But whatever happens with the official party leadership, there is already a serious coup underway in the party.
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Dan Jarvis gave a speech to think tank Demos this morning which is being written up as part of his long-term bid to lead the Labour party. It was a serious speech about the economy, peppered with personal references and devoid of any mention of Jeremy Corbyn. In fact, when the Barnsley Central MP was forced to refer to the Labour leader by name in the question-and-answer session afterwards, the word ‘Jeremy’ came as a surprise, almost as though it didn’t belong in a serious discussion about economic policy and countering the Conservatives.
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