Jeremy Corbyn announces opposition to mandatory reselection

In a move that will settle nerves in the parliamentary Labour party, the Labour leader has announced his opposition to measures that would make it easier to deselect Labour MPs.

By Stephen Bush

Jeremy Corbyn has declared his opposition to any changes to the Labour party rulebook to make it easier to deselect sitting MPs.

Announcing the appointment of Rosie Winterton, the Chief Whip, to head up the party’s response to the boundary review, the Labour leader said: “I wish to make it absolutely crystal clear that I do not support any changes to Labour’s rules to make it easier to deselect sitting Labour MPs.”