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1 February 2019

What happened in Chuka Umunna’s constituency party last night?

Local activists believe they have won a crucial battle in the war for control. 

By Stephen Bush

Labour Party activists in Chuka Umunna’s Streatham constituency are celebrating: not after a by-election victory but after successfully voting to change the local party’s organisational structure from one of the party’s two permitted formats (the general committee) to the other (all member meetings).

Why?

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