Andrew Marr’s main guest of the day was Jeremy Corbyn, who he joined in Brighton as the Labour party conference is underway. Battling the cries of protestors throughout the interview, Marr’s first line of questioning concerned an attempt by Labour’s National Executive Committee to abolish the post of Deputy Leader, which would have removed power from the incumbent Tom Watson:
“I knew there were discussions going on… I didn’t know a motion was going to be put”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells #Marr why he quashed an attempt to oust Tom Watson but decided to review the role of deputy leader
#Lab19 https://t.co/a6Cob1DLXC pic.twitter.com/8byNzbbna5— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 22, 2019
JC: I knew there were discussions going on about the role… I didn’t know a motion was going to be put… There was a move that didn’t happen, didn’t work, and I intervened to make sure we have an open democratic discussion about the structures of our party.
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