Inside Labour’s post-election PLP meeting – ‘We lost the f—ing election’
The first meeting of the parliamentary Labour party since the party’s disastrous election defeat began with a round of applause. Only it wasn’t for Jeremy Corbyn. Instead MPs clapped in tribute to those colleagues who had lost their seats in the party’s worst election showing since 1935. The reaction the beleaguered Labour leader received was mixed at best – with the session, which ran on for over two hours, dominated by angry outbursts from surviving MPs. Addressing MPs, Corbyn apologised for his role in the result: ‘I am very sorry for the result for which I take responsibility. I will continue to lead the party until a new leader is