In their darkest moments, moderate Labour MPs would console themselves with the thought that the hard-left pro-Corbyn factions in their party were not terribly well organised. The Corbynistas failed to turn up to meetings, struggled to get organised to get their people elected to local party positions and, in recent weeks, had started expressing disappointment in their dear Leader. That confidence now looks misplaced. A secret plot has emerged, orchestrated by the Momentum campaign which help propel Jeremy Corbyn to the top job, to team up with the Unite union and seize control of the party. Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, is furious, telling the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: “I regard this as a battle for the future existence of the Labour Party.”Bear…

Source: The Times March 20, 2017 08:48 UTC