Unfazed by questions over his leadership, British Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he is “not going anywhere” and plans to lead the labour Party into the 2020 general election.
Corbyn said his critics should not “obsess” about him and urged MPs to recognise the support that swept him to the leadership.
Corbyn, 66, was elected labour leader in September with almost 60 per cent of 400,000 votes cast. He will celebrate 100 days as leader on Monday.
But he has faced questions over his leadership and criticism from sections of the parliamentary party. He did, however, receive a boost when labour won the Oldham West and Royton by-election earlier this month with a higher vote share than at the general election.
Asked if he expected to lead the party in the 2020 general election campaign, Corbyn told the Sunday Times: “Absolutely. I’m not going anywhere.”
He urged MPs to recognise the support that swept him to to the leadership and dismissed suggestions his supporters were attempting to intimidate his opponents.
“They should recognise that I was elected with a very large mandate from a very wide variety of people from all parts of the movement,” he told the newspaper.