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> [Jeremy Corbyn couldn't have won without Labour changing its leadership election rules in 2014, but which more importantly got rid of the electoral college that had given MPs a third of the say over who leads the party. That's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-nunns/jeremy-corbyn-couldn-t-have-won-without-labour-changing-its/)

Alex Nunns

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## More by Alex Nunns

> [When the economic orthodoxy can no longer deliver, political turbulence follows. That doesn't mean the left will win, but it means there is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-nunns/when-the-economic-orthodoxy-can-no-longer-deliver-political/)

Alex Nunns

> [Jeremy Corbyn couldn't have won without Labour changing its leadership election rules in 2014, but which more importantly got rid of the electoral college…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-nunns/jeremy-corbyn-couldn-t-have-won-without-labour-changing-its/)

Alex Nunns

> [Writing a book about Jeremy Corbyn, set out with two objectives. The first was simple: to explain how he became the leader of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-nunns/writing-a-book-about-jeremy-corbyn-set-out-with-two-objectives-the/)

Alex Nunns

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