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Benn: Corbyn is a decent man, but not a leader

Hilary Benn, sacked as shadow foreign secretary overnight, says he had "no confidence" in Jeremy Corbyn and speaking out was a "very difficult decision".

While he did not vote for Mr Corbyn to be Labour leader, he wanted to support him as he had "supported every Labour leader".

Speaking to Andrew Marr, he added that his dismissal was "understandable" given his lack of confidence in Mr Corbyn's leadership.

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