When will Jeremy Corbyn resign as Labour leader?
JEREMY Corbyn's dire performance at the 2019 general election means he has been answering calls to resign.
Following Labours abysmal loss of 59 seats and their second defeat under his leadership he has finally thrown in the towel and has announced that he will not lead the party into another election.
When will Jeremy Corbyn resign as Labour leader?
Corbyn had been facing calls to quit both before and after Labours damning defeat, but said he was not going to "run away".
The anti-war campaigner, who has represented Islington North since 1983, ran as an outside candidate for the party leadership in 2015 and managed to outlast two Tory prime ministers.
In a recent BBC interview Corbyn has indicated that he will go in early 2020, but is waiting on the party's ruling committee to meet to decide on who will replace him first.
He said: "I was elected to lead the party and I think the responsible thing to do is not to walk away from the whole thing - and I won't do that. I will stay here until somebody is elected to succeed me and then I will step down at that point."
How long has Corbyn been Labour leader?
Jeremy Corbyn was elected in May 7, 2015 following Labour's defeat under the helm party leader Ed Miliband.
Before that he spent 35 years as an obscure backbenches who would back many left-wing causes but lacking an ambition to claw his way to the top of the labour party.
But in December 12 he led his party to disaster after it was hammered by Boris Johnson's Tory party.
Labour ended up with the worst result since 1935.
After the results of his constituency were declared, he described the election results as "disappointing".
Corbyn said: "I will not lead the party in any future general election campaign.
"I will discuss with our party to ensure there is a process now of reflection on this result and on the policies that the party will take going forward.
"And I will lead the party during that period to ensure that discussion takes place and we move on into the future."
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