Ex-Labour member asks people to vote for Johnson, brands Corbyn unfit

A former member of UK's Labour Party urged the public on November 7 to vote for the Prime Minister of Britain, Boris Johnson instead of the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn because he is 'unfit' to lead'. In reference to the snap general elections in the UK scheduled to take place on December 12, Ian Austin, one of the closest to former PM Gordon Brown told a British media agency that the Labour Party has been infected by 'anti-Jewish racism' under the current leadership. Austin had resigned from the party in February this year after the handling of the anti-Semitism scandal. 

“There’s only two people who can be prime minister on December 13 — Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson,” Austin said, “And I think Jeremy Corbyn is unfit to lead our country”.

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Austin's statement came after another MP stepped down

Ian Austin's statements come a day after the Deputy leader of Labour Party, Tom Watson announced on November 6 that he will be stepping down as the Member of the UK Parliament. Labour's best-known figures, Watson has been in politics for 35 years and has represented West Bromwich East since 2001. He further said that he will still be a part of the campaign to fight public health crisis started by Tory because Watson is 'committed to Labour as ever'. Watson wrote a letter to Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn for resignation, calling it a 'difficult decision'. 

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'This is not the end'

Jeremy Corbyn also thanked Watson for his contribution to the Labour Party and also said that 'this is not the end of their work together'. The 52-year-old MP who is choosing to step down also wrote in the letter to Corbyn that 'their shared interests are lesser known than their differences', while Labour Party leader also said that he is 'glad to have worked' with Watson. Corbyn in his reply to the Deputy Leader also mentioned that the UK is facing a 'stark choice' in this elections. The resignation also came at the same time when Britain's politics is in a spin with early December elections. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had requested to dissolve the parliament and start general elections after letting go of his 'do or die' deadline for Britain's divorce from the European Union of October 31.

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(With AP inputs)