Labour civil warfare as left-wingers say Starmer on target for humiliating defeat

Labour left-wingers consider Sir Keir Starmer may endure a humiliating defeat in a key mayoral election after a row over the selection of candidate.

Former North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll rapidly raised £112,000 to fund his bid to face as an impartial in subsequent May’s election for the expanded position of North East Mayor. He had been barred from standing for his personal social gathering, Labour.

An insider mentioned: “There’s a danger Jamie could win. He’s been badly treated by the party and it’s hard to understand how we got into this mess.” The North East Mayor will serve quite a few purple wall seats that switched to the Tories in 2019 and will assist decide the result of the following basic election.

There is anger amongst activists after he was excluded from the shortlist for Labour’s candidate.

The social gathering mentioned it was as a result of he as soon as shared a platform with movie director Ken Loach, who has been expelled from Labour. But Mr Driscoll’s supporters consider he was victimised for supporting ex chief Jeremy Corbyn.

Another Labour MP mentioned: “People who leave their parties and stand as independents get a handful of votes.”

Sir Keir blames Sadiq Khan for by-election loss

A confrontation erupted in Labour final evening between Sir Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan after the social gathering’s by-election defeat in west London.

Sir Keir blamed the London mayor for the loss in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, claiming his plan to increase extremely low emission zones throughout the capital had handed victory to the Tories.

The Ulez scheme, already in power in central London, means homeowners of some older vehicles should pay a £12.50 day by day cost to make use of their automobiles. Tories had centered relentlessly on the scheme.

Sir Keir mentioned: “We are doing something very wrong if policies put forward by the Labour Party end up on each and every Tory leaflet. We’ve got to face up to that and learn the lessons.”

A supply near Mr Khan mentioned: “Sadiq has always said that expanding the Ulez was a really difficult decision, but necessary to save the lives of Londoners.”

Nature presenter Chris Packham, under, urged Labour to “stick to their guns”. He mentioned: “What are you going to do? Do you want to protect life on Earth?

“Or is it just about you getting into office? They’ve got to stick to their guns here.”