Candidate blocked by NEC over antisemitism tweets
Labour’s NEC have decided not to endorse Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt to stand for Parliament in South Thanet following a row about antisemitic tweets.
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Corbyn allies bid to deselect moderates by breaking local party union links
Allies of Jeremy Corbyn could break local party affiliations to trade unions in a fresh bid to deselect moderate MPs.
NOmentum: Worthing members question ‘head office’ choice as officials hit out at meddling
Momentum officials in Worthing are calling on local members to consider an alternative to the group’s preferred candidate to fight the Sussex seat for Labour at the next election.
Labour hopeful removed from Hastings shortlist after ‘antisemitism’ controversy wants to be Walsall MP
A woman who was removed from the shortlist to be Labour candidate for Hastings and Rye after posting controversial comments about Israel on social media is believed to be seeking selection in the target seat of Walsall North.
SWP links and foul-mouthed twitter tirades derail frontrunner’s bid for top Labour target seat of Pudsey
A woman hoping to be selected as Labour’s Parliamentary candidate in the marginal Yorkshire seat of Pudsey addressed a Marxist meeting, supported a council candidate who stood against the party and posted a string of expletive-laden messages on Twitter.
Cornish Nasty: Chair of Truro Momentum resigns over “lies”, “scaremongering” and “slander”
The Chair of Truro Momentum has resigned over a head office stitch up which she claims resulted in a candidate being foisted on members of Truro and Falmouth CLP.
“WOMEN DON’T HAVE DICKS”: CLPD exec member raises £8,000 for campaign to ban transexuals from all-women shortlists
A senior member of the hard-left campaign group has raised £8,000 to sue the Labour Party.
Email shows Unite official stitched up Watford seat
An email sent by a senior official at Unite shows the union intervened to ensure a candidate for a marginal seat was shortlisted against the wishes of local members.
Owen Jones and ex-MP Ian Gibson intervene after Momentum candidate kept off Norwich ballot
Owen Jones complains Momentum candidate was kept off Norwich ballot “for political reasons”.
Watford Rap: member fury as Unite stitches up marginal seat
Watford members write to NEC alleging Parliamentary selection stitch-up