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UK Labour leaders draw plans to force Corbyn out : BBC

Senior leaders of U.K.'s opposition Labour party are drawing plans to force leader Jeremy Corbyn out, BBC reported Saturday.

Members of the shadow cabinet want to work out a compromise with Corbyn that would see some of his policy proposals being retained if he agrees to step down from his position.

Doubts over Corbyn's leadership of the U.K.'s second-largest party have risen after a wave of resignations from members of his shadow cabinet following last month's referendum in which U.K. voters opted to leave the European Union. (EU).

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Corbyn has been blamed for ineffective leadership after voters in tradional Labour strongholds opted to vote for leaving the economic and political bloc.

You can read the BBC article here.

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