Corbyn Challenges U.K. Labour Lawmakers in Bid to End Revolt
- Leader says he has mandate from party membership to continue
- Pledges to run again as candidate in any leadership contest
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U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged his detractors to stand a candidate against him as he sought to end a revolt that’s forced him to share spokesman roles among a dwindling group of supporters in Parliament.
Labour Party lawmakers in the House of Commons have the support required to trigger a leadership election but have held off declaring their candidate -- expected to be Angela Eagle -- following a surge in new party members supporting Corbyn. The beleaguered leader has cited his election in September by a majority of the membership as a mandate to stay in the job.