Labour can defeat Conservatives again: Jeremy Corbyn

UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has expressed confidence in his party’s ability to defeat the ruling Conservatives in a snap general election, despite an internal leadership row.

Corbyn made the statement during an interview with Guardian on Friday, where he talked to the British daily about an ongoing parliamentary revolt by some party MPs against his leadership in the aftermath of the Brexit.

The opposition leader became under immense pressure after Britons decided to leave the European Union (EU) during a referendum on June 23.

As a firm pro-EU campaigner, Corbyn was accused of inadequate efforts to keep the country in the bloc.

He told Guardian that before the leadership challenge, the party was making good progress despite a “systematic undermining” from the media.

“It’s when that cooperation broke down, the Tories started to have a field day,” Corbyn said of the infighting that is going on in his party.

He went on to suggest that defeating the ruling party is something they have done times and again in the past and can once again pull off in future.

“So I say to colleagues in parliament, think very carefully about this. We have defeated them on a lot of things, and we can continue to do that,” he noted.

In order to get re-elected, Corbyn needs to defeat former BBC producer Owen Smith, who was once Corbyn’s shadow work and pensions secretary.

As a Welsh MP, Smith is barely known outside Westminster and Wales, unlike Corbyn who enjoys great popularity among voters.

Smith himself is an admirer of Corbyn and has praised him for "helping Labour discover its radical roots."

Corbyn’s opponents tried to block his nomination in a court, but he came out victorious.

He has until September 21 to appeal to voters and party members and defeat Smith. The results will be announced in a Liverpool conference three days later.

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