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Given that Jeremy Corbyn set-up Labour's anti-Semitism inquiry to examine the extent of the problem in the party, he will have been hoping that it would help resolve the crisis. In fact, given that Shami Chakrabarti's inquiry concluded today that the Labour Party is not overrun by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism (though there is an 'occasionally toxic atmosphere') you could be forgiven for thinking it's done exactly that. Alas things haven't gone quite to plan today thanks to... Jeremy Corbyn.

Oh dear. This morning Sarah Vine surprised Daily Mail readers after she declared in her column that both she and her husband Michael Gove had been 'charged with implementing the instructions of 17 million people' following the Leave vote. While Vine's central role in the Brexit negotiations prompted laughter in some quarters, it now transpires that she has been taking on a very hands-on role indeed. Sky News have been passed an email from Vine setting out the Justice Secretary's leadership plotting after she accidentally cc'ed in a member of public. The email -- sent yesterday -- raises some awkward questions for the pair.

As the Labour party slowly implodes, Jeremy Corbyn is doing his best to keep the show on the road. To do this, the Leader's Office today agreed that it would be a good idea to let Sky News film a meeting of the new Shadow Cabinet. Although Corbyn's director of communications Seumas Milne clearly hoped this would prove that everything was tickety boo, the Labour leader had doubts. Unfortunately for everyone concerned, his doubts only surfaced once Sky had actually arrived and started filming: https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/747777048706351104 Corbyn can be heard muttering that 'this seems a bad idea', before summoning Milne to share his doubts. After some awkward exchanges they pause filming.

While Corbyn faced an open revolt from MPs at tonight's meeting of the PLP, over in Parliament Square the Corbyn fightback got underway as hundreds gathered for a Momentum rally in support of the Labour leader. Not content with the drama at the meeting, Richard Burgon -- Labour’s former blunder-prone shadow City minister who has just been promoted to Shadow Justice Secretary --  left early to attend the rally. In his speech to the Corbynistas, he turned on his fellow MPs, accusing them of 'behaving like bullies' inside Parliament: https://twitter.com/katyballs/status/747493155621199873 'I think everyone in the Parliamentary Labour party can hear you shouting tonight.

Ahead of the EU referendum, David Cameron's sister-in-law declared that she would never vote Conservative again if Leave won. Now that Brexit is firmly on the agenda -- and her brother-in-law set to stand down -- Emily Sheffield is preparing to join the Labour party. Samantha Cameron's sister has taken to Twitter to ask how quickly she can join, adding that she only ever voted Conservative for David: While this news doesn't come as a huge surprise -- given that she tweeted a Sadiq Khan campaign messages during the London mayoral election -- it does beg the question of her sister's voting preference. After all, back in 2010 Ed Vaizey claimed that Samantha 'may have voted Labour' in the past. Will she too be tempted to vote red now the Brexiteers have won?

It's not turning out to be a great weekend for Jeremy Corbyn. First he had to pull out of a planned appearance at Glastonbury on Sunday to focus on Brexit, now his visit to London Pride has, too, been ruined by the referendum result. On meeting with members of Labour's LGBT community at Pride, Corbyn was repeatedly heckled over Remain losing the EU referendum. In a video shared on Twitter, Labour members repeatedly shout at the party leader: 'It's your fault Jeremy! It's your fault! When are you resigning? I had a Polish friend in tears because you couldn't get out the vote in Wales, the North and the Midlands.' https://twitter.com/TomMauchline/status/746674742204239872 https://twitter.

Given that the result of the EU referendum was likely to have a monumental impact whatever the outcome, Jeremy Corbyn's plan to speak at this weekend's Glastonbury festival was always a curious choice. Now faced with Labour MPs calling for his removal, it seems Corbyn has had second thoughts. The Labour leader has pulled out of his planned appearance at Glastonbury festival on Sunday to focus on the issues thrown up by the 'momentous' EU result. The news will just add to the woes of its festival-goers. When the result reached Worthy Farm this morning, tears were shed across the site. Mr S has since been passed a photo of an article on the matter from the Glastonbury Free Press.

In last year's general election, Andrew Cooper was left red-faced after his firm Populus's final 'prediction' of a 0.5 per cent chance of David Cameron winning a Tory majority turned out to be somewhat, em, pessimistic. Since then, Lord Cooper of 0.5 per cent has been on a PR offensive in an attempt to rebrand himself as the next Lynton Crosby -- helped by his pal and former flatmate Lord Fink. So, with another election result looming, one could be forgiven for thinking Cooper may wish to be a bit more circumspect this time. It seems not. Today Populus has sent round its final poll for the EU referendum, showing that Remain should win by an astonishing ten points.

Another day, another Brexit poll. This time YouGov claim to have discovered what a name can tell you about someone's voting tendency. If you're called Sheila or Graham you're most likely to vote Leave, whereas those by the name of Kathryn and Samantha are most likely to fall into the undecided category. However, the poll finding that caught Mr S's eye relates to Remain. It claims that when it comes to men, those by the name of Tim are most likely to plump for In. So, is it a case of Tim-Nice-But-Dim for Remain?

Although the Sun were only recently found guilty of 'significantly misleading' its readers with its 'Queen backs Brexit' splash, it seems the red top was onto something after all. While the paper reported that Her Majesty had expressed Eurosceptic views at a private meeting prior to a referendum being on the table, it appears that she does still harbour doubts when it comes to the EU. The Queen's biographer, Robert Lacey, reports that Her Majesty has been presenting her dinner guests with a special EU challenge of late. She has reportedly asked dinner companions: 'Give me three good reasons why Britain should be part of Europe'.