Jeremy Corbyn speaking to his supporters, but what of the mandate his MPs have? Image: John McDonnell In a crisis everything moves quickly. The conflict between the politics of nationalism and the politics of Corbynism has deepened as Britain’s unwritten constitution continues to crumble. The stakes for Labour voters in the coming leadership election couldn’t be higher.
Nicola Sturgeon made a call for an independence referendum last week and then jetted off to Brussels. Jean-Claude Juncker granted her an audience yesterday. The EU commission has stated that it will not talk to the government of the United Kingdom until Article 50 is invoked. Juncker has now confirmed that the United Kingdom, from the point of view of the EU, has dissolved. Scotland has not had an independent foreign policy since 1707.
In Belfast, negotiations for the summer’s marching season have broken down over the last few days. Sinn Fein have repeated their call for a border poll. In a speech to a large crowd in Dublin yesterday Gerry Adams called for the Irish Government and the Fianna Fáil to respect the referendum result and demanded a vote on a united Ireland.
