Mr Corbyn functioned as his own political gravedigger by taking Benn’s bait.

Today’s no confidence vote (172-40 against Corbyn) is Labour’s Red Wedding. Mr Corbyn’s support has been reduced to the far left rump of the Party plus union bureaucrats.

At best, he’s a leader on paper only after this legitimacy crushing no confidence vote, no matter what the £3 cadres do in a leadership contest.

The Pictish reaction to the EU has diminished the UK.