Ten Brexit tweets that shaped Wednesday
Today was all about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Warning: if you’re a supporter, this might make uncomfortable reading.
- It started with some of the Labour Party’s economics gurus walking out over #Brexit. First up, Thomas Piketty, the Left’s most famous economist and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century.
Labour adviser Thomas Piketty quits position saying he is "deeply concerned" with UK vote to leave EU and with party's "very weak campaign"
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) June 29, 2016
2. Then, Danny Blanchflower, former economic adviser to John McDonnell…
Danny Blanchflower quits Labour's economic advisory council https://t.co/Gq31mxan8N via @CityAM
— Professor Danny Blanchflower economist & fisherman (@D_Blanchflower) June 29, 2016
3. A slew of bad business news provided briefly for some non-Corbyn news.
More Brexits. Vodafone, Visa and easyJet all mulling moving HQs out of UK. And German regulator has said will block LSE/DB having London HQ.
— Ben Wright (@_BenWright_) June 28, 2016
4. And the environment was said to be an early casualty of #Brexit.
Siemens freezes new UK wind power investment following Brexit vote https://t.co/ViCu7ChCqv
— Green Liberal Democrats 🔶 (@GreenLibDems) June 29, 2016
5. But it wasn’t long before all eyes were back on Corbyn. David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the Opposition Leader at PMQs.
"For heaven's sake man – go!" – David Cameron challenges Jeremy Corbyn to quit at #PMQs https://t.co/c18GY9M6wf https://t.co/zegIXXsZw1
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 29, 2016
6. Labour’s MEP’s joined the bashing.
Labour MEPs join demands for Corbyn to go https://t.co/ylNirYV8AA
— LabourList (@LabourList) June 29, 2016
7. And this got tongues wagging – talk of a ‘new party’ forming.
Eep. I think @maryhoneyball is the first Labour politician to say out loud they'd form a new party if need be: https://t.co/fwHgtJBOiZ
— Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) June 29, 2016
8. Meanwhile, there were also manoeuvrings on the Right.
https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/748177970917945344
9. But we were quickly back to Corbyn and some gossip about the behind-the-scenes operation.
NEW: Just been told Corbyn has said in the last day he wants out, he's had enough. But his Dir of Comms @SeumasMilne told him he should stay
— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) June 29, 2016
10. After all this, the day ended in defiance. This looks like going another round or two.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell: Jeremy Corbyn "is defiant" and "up for a challenge" after facing repeated calls to resign as Labour leader
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) June 29, 2016