The Labour Party is grappling with internal concerns about the emergence of independent candidates in east London and the potential impact on the upcoming General Election. A Labour source criticized the leadership for procrastinating over the situation with Apsana Begum, while there are also claims that 'women aren’t safe under Labour leadership.' The Labour whips are reportedly losing patience with rebel MPs, particularly those on the left, and with the general election looming, MPs who lose the whip may not see it reinstated. PoliticsHome has indicated that Labour leadership wants to remove troublesome MPs and there's speculation of an impending mass purge of left-wing MPs by the National Executive Committee ahead of the election.
Reading this to the end, it's increasingly clear that Labour is going to mass purge left-wing MPs on the brink of a general election. That will happen because of the National Executive Committee refusing to endorse their candidacies. https://t.co/qqaY2zVu7e
🔴 PoliticsHome understands that Labour whips have a growing lack of patience with MPs to the left of the party and there is desire among leadership to drop MPs who "cause trouble" https://t.co/nQ7plGyZYm
😬 Labour whips' patience with rebel Labour MPs is wearing thin and with the general election looming, MPs who lose the whip are less likely to see it reinstated https://t.co/nQ7plGyZYm
As we have said many times women aren’t safe under Labour leadership. As much as we disagree with Apsana’s politics we hope this disgusting situation is resolved soon. https://t.co/YXWSqZamJ2
There’s growing concern in Labour about the rise of independent candidates, particularly in east London, that will stand against the party at the General Election. Labour source: ‘Leadership have been dragging their heels over Apsana for far too long… https://t.co/8UcSLXoAuo