Labour’s anti-Semitism row and Theresa May’s no deal Brexit woes have had to take a back seat this morning thanks to talk of a good old fashioned Blairite coup. The Daily Express reports that 12 Labour MPs – including Chuka Umunna, Chris Leslie and Liz Kendall – are embroiled in ‘secret plot to oust Jeremy Corbyn’. In order to do this, they have – naturally – been holding secret meetings, some of which have taken place at a luxury grade II listed farmhouse complete with Aga.
The topic of discussion at the meetings is how to take back control of the party. If Labour manages to win the next election, they allegedly have a plan to rain on Jeremy Corbyn’s parade. A source tells the paper: ‘If that happens we will break away and either form a separate Labour Party within parliament or a new party.
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