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| Labour 'control freakery' claims rejected | |
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| A Labour frontbencher says she does not recognise allegations of "control freakery" over an internal party vote. | |
| A row broke out at the National Policy Forum gathering in Leeds after the election for a new chair was cancelled. | |
| There were claims allies of Jeremy Corbyn stopped the vote as part of wider efforts to control Labour's executive committee. | |
| MP Luciana Berger said she witnessed "disgraceful treatment" of acting NPF chairwoman Katrina Murray at the event. | |
| Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said there were "robust debates" in the Labour movement and that the policy forum gathering had been "lively". | |
| But asked about another MP's claims of "old school control freakery", she told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "Well I didn't recognise that. | |
| "I've been at the policy forum all weekend and we've had an energy and the atmosphere was much like it was at Conference in September and that's about we're a government in waiting." | |
| She said the vote had been postponed because not enough notice had been given to ensure the "maximum participation from delegates". | |
| There were angry scenes in the conference hall as the NEC Chair Andy Kerr took control of the podium from Ms Murray to inform the gathering they would not get a vote. | |
| Shouts of "shame" could clearly be heard - though there was some applause too. | |
| Analysis by BBC political correspondent Matt Cole | |
| The winner of the election, expected to have been Ann Black, would have joined the eight-strong group of "(core) officers" within Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC), which is considered to have six pro-Corbyn members. | The winner of the election, expected to have been Ann Black, would have joined the eight-strong group of "(core) officers" within Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC), which is considered to have six pro-Corbyn members. |
| Despite being a left-winger, Ann Black does not enjoy the support of the pro-Corbyn Momentum group. | Despite being a left-winger, Ann Black does not enjoy the support of the pro-Corbyn Momentum group. |
| The official line is that insufficient notice had been given for the vote - but those angered by the decision say the rulebook doesn't specify how much there should be. | The official line is that insufficient notice had been given for the vote - but those angered by the decision say the rulebook doesn't specify how much there should be. |
| Jeremy Corbyn's office says it should be seven days, and rejects any suggestion that this is about anything other than due process taking place. | Jeremy Corbyn's office says it should be seven days, and rejects any suggestion that this is about anything other than due process taking place. |
| A spokesman stressed it would be wrong to suggest that the vote was blocked to prevent anyone obtaining a position amongst the NEC officers. | A spokesman stressed it would be wrong to suggest that the vote was blocked to prevent anyone obtaining a position amongst the NEC officers. |
| There is now likely to be a postal vote in around a month's time - but the episode is indicative of the ongoing row within Labour about which faction has control. | There is now likely to be a postal vote in around a month's time - but the episode is indicative of the ongoing row within Labour about which faction has control. |