Why Owen Smith is wrong to talk about a Labour split

The Labour leadership challenger is being misguided – a divorce would only damage all sides

Is the Labour party in imminent danger of splitting? In a Guardian interview, the leadership challenger, Owen Smith, says it may if Jeremy Corbyn remains in charge.

On Radio 4’s Today programme, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, dismissed the warning as misguided. “There is no way I am ever, ever going to allow this party to split.”

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