It’s day nine of the obviously failed Labour coup. Angela Eagle still won’t stand despite repeating claims that the “country doesn’t have an effective opposition”.

There are a few reasons why the country doesn’t have an effective opposition. One of the big ones is because you resigned to stand against Jeremy Corbyn and then chickened out after realising you couldn’t win. This has obviously failed and it is unclear where the Labour party goes from here. It is nine days now. Nine days. The so-called ‘Blairites’ aren’t doing themselves any favours here and a party split is looking ever more likely.

At this rate we’ll be having another general election. Just what the Corbynistas want.