All Labour MPs would face reselection when new constituency boundaries come into force in 2018, Jeremy Corbyn said Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesJeremy Corbyn has been accused of planning a purge of his Labour Party opponents after warning rebel MPs that they could be ousted as candidates before the next general election. Angela Eagle, who this week withdrew her leadership challenge against Mr Corbyn, revealed yesterday that she had stopped holding public surgeries for constituents after police advice. It was immediately interpreted by dissident MPs as a threat to remove them. The Labour leader said there would be “a full selection process in every constituency” as a result of the plan to reduce the number of MPs in the Commons.

Source: The Times July 21, 2016 16:02 UTC