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New party rule change would give activists control over controversial whipping decisions.
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Keir Starmer could be forced to reinstate Jeremy Corbyn as a Labour MP under radical proposals to give the party’s annual conference control over parliamentary discipline.
Former shadow cabinet minister Richard Burgon has backed calls for a rule change which would hand to activists the final say over controversial whipping decisions.
Starmer sparked a backlash from leftwingers year when he refused to readmit Corbyn to the parliamentary whip following a row over the former leader’s stance on anti-semitism in the party.
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