
Unions set for clash with Corbyn over plan to elect party staff
The Labour leadership is facing a backlash over a plan to give members the power to elect senior party officials.
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The Labour leadership is facing a backlash over a plan to give members the power to elect senior party officials.
Full text of email sent to Labour MPs from PLP Chair John Cryer.
Jon Lansman has declared his intention to run for General Secretary of the Labour Party, but he starts the race far behind favourite Jennie Formby with just two endorsements to her thirty-three.
Carl Shoben, a former Downing Street spin doctor, is to be appointed Labour's new Director of Strategy, according to party insiders.
Labour is recruiting four policy officers as staff quit and Corbyn tightens his grip on operations at the party's headquarters.
Jeremy Corbyn is seeking to strengthen his grip on Labour HQ by creating two new senior posts – a Director of Communications and a Director of Strategy.