Labour MPs claim party not being even handed in leadership contest

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Row brews over lack of access to members’ data that some say favours Rebecca Long-Bailey
MPs supporting Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy in Labour’s leadership battle have accused the party’s hierarchy of handing fellow candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey an advantage by preventing parliamentarians from contacting constituency members.
All Labour MPs have been told they are not allowed to contact their members using Labour party data; but an outside organisation, such as the grassroots group Momentum, can contact theirs – even though there is much overlap. Continue reading...

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