A spokesperson for Eagle said: “The meeting in New Brighton was not an official Labour party branch meeting as all Labour party meetings have been suspended for the leadership election. It went ahead as an informal meeting of Labour members rather than an official event. He had been expelled from the Labour party until around a year ago.”After the meeting, members continued the discussion in a nearby pub. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Angela Eagle signs a ‘clean’ campaign pledge after formally launching her bid for leader of the Labour party. Pro-Corbyn members are also protesting over the suspension of all constituency party meetings until the election for leader is over at the end of September.

Source: The Guardian July 14, 2016 21:00 UTC