Talk of trigger ballots, deselection and factional manoeuvres is rife in the Labour party after three Momentum candidates were elected on the party’s NEC – tipping the balance in favour of the Corbynistas. Since that election, the NEC moved swiftly to vote to oust Ann Black as chair of the Disputes Panel in favour of Christine Shawcroft.
The panel is responsibly for deciding whether to investigate sexist, racist, homophobic and anti-semitic abuse – and given that Shawcroft herself was suspended from the party in 2015 (for publicly supporting disgraced Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman), many moderates are concerned over her appointment and what it means for Labour’s disciplinary procedure going forward.
So, it will do little to ease nerves, to learn of the latest antics from the Labour Against the Witchhunt group that aims to end the ‘witch-hunt against the pro-Corbyn left in the Labour Party’ and is led by Jackie Walker, who was removed as Momentum vice-chair over an anti-Semitism row.
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