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The National Executive Committee's Decision to Block Jamie Driscoll From Standing

Labour's National Executive Committee has blocked Jamie Driscoll from standing as mayor of the north of Tyne. The decision was linked to him sharing a panel at an arts event with Ken Lote, another Corbin ally who had been expelled from the party over anti-Semitism. Across the country, left wingers have been cut from long list of a selection as parliamentary candidates. This is what happens when the Labour Party gets closer to power and Blairite factions are excluded by leadership. And it shows that they will stick to their antisemitism line 'over and over and over again'

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