Labour’s National Executive Committee has voted 18-14 tonight that the current leader, Jeremy Corbyn should be automatically included on the ballot for the forthcoming leadership contest.
UPDATE: They’ve pulled up the drawbridge on taking any more opportunistic political migrants…
Klaxon – existing new members may not even be allowed to become registered supporter paying £25. Unholy mess https://t.co/7U6ypxWvPl
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) July 12, 2016
Here the rulebook says members since Jan can't also now pay £25 to be registered supporter. Disenfranchised. https://t.co/026nAcFpdi
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) July 12, 2016
David McCann holds a PhD in North-South relations from University of Ulster. You can follow him on twitter @dmcbfs
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