Jeremy Corbyn could be subject to a trigger ballot designed for the deselection of MPs, under plans discussed tonight by members of one of his most supportive party groups.
The Labour Representation Committee, from which both Corbyn and John McDonnell hail, met this evening to discuss how to get its way when it comes to party democracy. Save for when McDonnell popped in to thank the LRC for continuing to organise when it looked as though the Left would never win a foothold in the party, the mood was one of frustration.
Members were largely cheerful yet also irritated that plans for ‘open selections’ – more commonly known as mandatory re-selection – hadn’t made it into the party’s rule book this week. The trade unions and Momentum came in for a great deal of criticism, with members variously suggesting ‘reorganising the unions’, warning the leaders of Unite and Unison to watch out for their jobs and suggesting that the national Momentum was out of touch with local branches (one speaker branded it ‘Lansmanentum’ after founder Jon Lansman).
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