A Left source also suggested there was a “fear” that what happened to both Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott - suspended from the parliamentary party, and likely to be prevented from standing as Labour candidates - could happen to others.

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    And the reason why we are so desperate for a AV/PR type system.

    If we did then the different shades of each side could legitimately find their own place and voice.

    Yes that means that you give a small voice to those you may not want to, but you also get a small voice yourself. That’s democracy.

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      Stating the obvious is hard for some to accept. Labour and the Tories are purely about protectionism.