Corbyn victory leaves little resolved for UK Labour Party

Berlin

JEREMY Corbyn's victory in the UK opposition Labour Party's leadership contest, for the second time in 12 months, did little to resolve differences between him and his Members of Parliament, and between them and grassroots party members.

As the party began its annual conference in Liverpool on Sunday, discussion of ordinary voters and how to win back their support was drowned out by arguments about internal processes. There were debates about the makeup of Labour's National Executive Committee; about the appointment of members of the team of policy spokesmen, known as the shadow cabinet; and about how parliamentary candidates are chosen. At stake in all of those arguments is who controls the party and its policies: Mr Corbyn or his MPs?