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This is what happened in @tom_watson’s meeting with Labour peers. Party’s deputy leader told them his new group of Labour moderates would be called the Future Britain Group. It would meet next week for first time. And would focus on long-term post-Brexit challenges. He also...
revealed he met @jeremycorbyn yesterday and made five points to him. 1) MPs should elect some members of shadow cabinet to improve bridge between parliamentary party and leadership. 2) The plan to allow members to elect council leaders should be dropped or moderate councillors...
would defect to Independents Group. 3) A stop must be made to attempts to deselect moderate MPs or more will defect (to the Independents Group, again). 4) Labour’s social media code should be toughened and @jeremycorbyn should use his own social media accounts to call out...
bullying. 5) Jewish community unlikely to be reassured if Labour member Lord Falconer heads review of Labour antisemitism, even though Watson rates Falconer. Watson told @jeremycorbyn a non-Labour member must replace Falconer and head the review. I understand the overwhelming...
majority of Labour peers were supportive of Watson, except for @johnprescott who was grumpy, though no one quite understood why. Big point is that the Watson steamroller to give a voice to Labour moderates and prevent further defections to the Independents Group rolls on.
