Supporters of Corbyn fear that such a system could leave the leader “imprisoned” within his own shadow cabinet by hostile MPs. The NEC members will urgently discuss ways in which Corbyn and MPs, many of whom have resigned from his frontbench, could work together again. The plans for shadow cabinet election will be among a series of recommendations for rule changes put forward by various members. “They could still have a woman problem,” said one female former shadow cabinet member. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ben Bradshaw, who was listed as one of 14 Labour MPs alleged to have abused Jeremy Corbyn and his allies.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2016 20:16 UTC