Heavy defeat could allow Labour’s hardliners to elect another Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn could emerge from an electoral rout more powerful as most of his backers are in solid Labour seats.Heavy general election losses for Labour will make it easier for leftwing MPs to install a Jeremy Corbyn mark II as the next party leader, according to senior officials who have analysed the possible make-up of the parliamentary party after 8 June.Some moderate MPs and those on the right of the party fear the total number of Labour members in the Commons could fall from 229 to about 1