Following Labour's defeat at the general election in September 2014, he announced that he would resign as leader of the Labour Party and contest the subsequent leadership election but he then withdrew his nomination for the leadership election before the process started.
He would resign as leader of the Labour Party. This was what he announced following Labour's defeat at the general election in September 2014. He would contest the subsequent leadership election. This was what he announced following Labour's defeat at the general election in September 2014. He then withdrew his nomination for the leadership election. The process started.