Jeremy Corbyn is against “charity nominations“, but would he accept a few coppers from Andy Burnham?

Surely Jeremy Corbyn owes it to his leftwing supporters to accept a helping hand from Andy Burnham, if he's within touching distance of the ballot paper?

By Anoosh Chakelian

(Photo By Jeremy Corbyn doesn' want "charity" to get selected. Photo: Flickr/Garry Knight)

Jeremy Corbyn has 18 MPs to win over to reach the Labour leadership ballot paper. With nominations closing next Monday, it looks like he’s running out of time.

And selection looks even less likely now he has come out against “charity nominations” from other candidates, telling Total Politics he wants “people to choose of their own volition, I don’t want charity”.