Labour MPs are angry at Jeremy Corbyn’s lacklustre role in the failed campaign to keep the UK in the EU. But that’s not the reason they’re trying to get rid of him. The main reason they want to remove Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party is that Jeremy Corbyn makes Labour unelectable. And with a general election expected before the end of this year, the task becomes rather more urgent for those who hope to retain their seats, let alone get into government.

Phase One of the putsch has not, at the time of writing, succeeded in removing Mr Corbyn. He’s been weakened by the avalanche of resignations, certainly, but so what? Any other leader in his position would have resigned by now. But Corbyn is different. He has no loyalty to the Labour Party. He has no emotional connection with the Labour movement or the intense love of the Party’s history or legacy. His primary concern is the multitude of causes he has supported since he was first elected to parliament in 1983. So he probably won’t resign, even after he loses Tuesday's vote of confidence by a disgraceful margin. Then what?