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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has sparked a backlash from some Labour MPs after ditching the party's support for the government's fiscal charter.
Mr McDonnell said Labour would oppose the bid to force future governments to run a budget surplus, having recently said the party would vote in favour.
The situation was branded a "shambles" after MPs were told about the U-turn at a stormy meeting at Westminster.
But an ally of leader Jeremy Corbyn predicted angry MPs would "calm down".
Mr McDonnell said the U-turn would "underline our position as an anti-austerity party".
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34508959
This lot are a complete shambles. As not very much time goes on their antics increasingly remind me of the 'good old days' of Ted Knight in Lambeth, Degsy Hatton in Liverpool, Bernie Grant and Linda Bellos in Harringey. What a fine job of running things they all did...
Just a thought to any passing mods but would it be a good idea to rename this thread now since it's no longer a thread about Corbyn's victory?