War crimes and renationalising the railways: the latest twists and turns in the Labour leadership contest

The Labour leadership contest has taken so many odd turns already that a few more might return it to a vague normal track. But with Jeremy Corbyn announcing last night that he thought Tony Blair could be tried for war crimes over Iraq, and Andy Burnham appearing to tack left on rail re-nationalisation, there are still a few turns to go. Here’s where each of the campaigns have got to:

Jeremy Corbyn

The frontrunner, miles ahead in all published polling and constituency party nominations, and capable of summoning good crowds to his rallies, or at least to peer excitedly through the windows at his rallies. Last night Corbyn told Newsnight that Blair could be tried for war crimes, saying: ‘If he has committed a war crime, yes. Everybody who has committed a war crime should be.’ He added:

‘It was an illegal war. I am confident about that. Indeed Kofi Annan confirmed it was an illegal war and therefore [Blair] has to explain to that.