Don't disrespect Jeremy - he's going to be in charge for at least a decade, Corbyn's deputy warns unruly Labour backbenchers 

  • Warning comes ahead of Labour's autumn conference starting tomorrow
  • Tom Watson has called for MPs to show unity and support for Corbyn
  • It comes as dissenters expected to say party is unelectable under him

By Kate Pickles For Mailonline

Published: 07:22 EST, 26 September 2015 | Updated: 08:24 EST, 26 September 2015

Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has warned unruly backbenchers not to plot against Jeremy Corbyn as he will be their leader for another decade.

His advice comes as Labour's autumn conference gets underway on Sunday - the first since Mr Corbyn's landslide victory. 

Mr Watson called on disgruntled MPs to show unity and support the man they had put in charge.

Warning: Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson (left) warned MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn (right), pictured here arriving at the party conference in Brighton, as he will be in charge for another 10 years

Warning: Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson (left) warned MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn (right), pictured here arriving at the party conference in Brighton, as he will be in charge for another 10 years

'We've got another decade of Jeremy at least,' Mr Watson told the Mirror.   

The 48-year-old's warning comes as a number of MPs are expected to state the party is unelectable under him.

Mr Watson said: 'It's disrespectful to members that took part in that leadership election.

'I understand there are people from the last admin­istration who may be worried about what the future holds, but I hope they can respect the mandate the leader has been given.'

Labour grandee Lord Mandelson has already warned MPs against making an early move to oust Jeremy Corbyn - but insisted the party could not win with the 66-year-old 'loser' in charge. 

In a leaked memo, the former business secretary said the party had 'stuck two fingers up' at the country by choosing Mr Corbyn as leader but that he couldn't be replaced until he had shown how unpopular he was at the polls. 

Say cheese: Jeremy Corbyn poses for a picture as he arrives at The Metropole Hotel in Brighton for his first party conference as leader

Say cheese: Jeremy Corbyn poses for a picture as he arrives at The Metropole Hotel in Brighton for his first party conference as leader

Leader: Jeremy Corbyn poses next to a dalek during a visit to Entrepreneurial Spark in Brighton, a group that promotes entrepreneuring ahead of the party conference

Leader: Jeremy Corbyn poses next to a dalek during a visit to Entrepreneurial Spark in Brighton, a group that promotes entrepreneuring ahead of the party conference

Unity: Tom Watson (pictured right) arriving with Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the start of the Labour conference tomorrow

Unity: Tom Watson (pictured right) arriving with Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the start of the Labour conference tomorrow

The former defence minister has also called for the party to delay its ­decision on whether to keep or scrap Trident.

The West Bromwich East MP wants Monday's showdown over Britain's nuclear missile submarines to be postponed until 2016. 

He said he has already tried to convince the leader to change his anti-nukes stance, but that ultimately it will be left for party members to decide.  

Mr Corbyn stormed to victory in the Labour leadership contest with 60 per cent of the vote, despite being unknown outside Westminster. 

But the nation's first impression of the 66-year-old is far from positive in an IpsosMORI poll.

Mr Corbyn was on minus 3 per cent, with 33 per cent satisfied with the way he is doing his job and 36 per cent dissatisfied. 

No rebels: The new leader of the Labour Party poses next to a dalek during a visit to Entrepreneurial Spark in Brighton, on the eve of the Labour Party conference

No rebels: The new leader of the Labour Party poses next to a dalek during a visit to Entrepreneurial Spark in Brighton, on the eve of the Labour Party conference