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Britain's Labour Party Faces A Tough Climb Back From A Damaging Election

The opposition party had its worst election result since 1935. Now its members are split over how to bounce back.

After Britain's Labour Party suffered a staggering election defeat on Dec. 12, the party's stunned silence has given way to infighting.

Labour lost 59 seats in Parliament — in its worst election result since 1935 — and now its members are split over how to bounce back.

The party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, plans to step down in early 2020, setting off a race to replace him. While loyalists vow to soldier on with his socialist vision for Britain's economy, other party officials have decided "Corbynism" must be left behind. No matter which route

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