Far-left preparing purge of ‘careerist’ Labour MPs if Corbyn wins
A supporter of Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that the far-left is preparing to oust several Labour MPs – who the activist condemned as “careerists” and right-wingers.
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“The independent statistics confirm that, under this Prime Minister, child poverty is down, pensioner poverty is down, inequality is down, and the gender pay gap has never been smaller.” George Osborne, 16 March 2015 The background George Osborne included this wide-ranging defence of coalition and Conservative policy in his Budget speech this week. The most…
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