01:23UK: High court rules Corbyn's right to run for Labour leadership
Attempts to remove Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the British Labour party, from the ballot in the contest for the party leadership have been struck down by Britain's High Court in London, Thursday.
The judge David Foskett ruled that as the incumbent leader, Corbyn was automatically on the ballot, despite not receiving backing from 51 Labour Members of Parliament, going against the complaint presented by Michael Foster.
The leadership election, which comes less than a year after Corbyn’s landslide victory amongst Labour Party members in September 2015, was called in the wake of a period of failed internal negotiations within the Labour Party. His only challenger is Owen Smith, after Angela Eagle dropped out of the contest.
01:23Attempts to remove Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the British Labour party, from the ballot in the contest for the party leadership have been struck down by Britain's High Court in London, Thursday.
The judge David Foskett ruled that as the incumbent leader, Corbyn was automatically on the ballot, despite not receiving backing from 51 Labour Members of Parliament, going against the complaint presented by Michael Foster.
The leadership election, which comes less than a year after Corbyn’s landslide victory amongst Labour Party members in September 2015, was called in the wake of a period of failed internal negotiations within the Labour Party. His only challenger is Owen Smith, after Angela Eagle dropped out of the contest.