Labour leadership contest: The truth about £3 party supporters and Jeremy Corbyn
He also won even more comfortably in 2016 after the supporters fee was raised and he had to make a legal challenge to get on the ballot.
Labour leadership election: members' vote breakdown
He had a strong and legitimate mandate. Unfortunately the right-wing element of the party joined hand-in-hand with the right-wing and Liberal press in smearing him. He was also unsuitable on a personal level as a leader and was too indecisive, proud and stubborn for his own good and ultimately contributed to his own downfall. Issues such as ethical foreign policy, Equivocation over NATO and focus on Israel - Palestine were a distraction and a waste of time and effort.
Domestic economic issues and narrative were far more important and were neglected or undermined by Corbyn. If only Mcdonell had not made poor decisions in the past and poisened his own personal profile, I get the impression he would have coped with the responsibility of the office much more competently. Obviously Brexit played a huge role and it was probably always going to end in defeat after the result of the referendum.
Now Starmer has a clear mandate. Hopefully he can move beyond these issues after implementing the report and abide by the spirit in terms of avoiding political interference in disciplinary matters in the future. Builds on his pledges and establishes a clear narrative and a transformative package of policies that will change our society and economy for the better. Soft-left is alright by me, as long as you have the desire and belief that you can change society for the better. But the third-way politics of the past must stay there.