Labour party almost landed in an open civil war on Monday night after Tom Watson, Labour's deputy leader warned that the future of the party is in risk after it emerged that Jeremy Corbyn's supporters are plotting to take control of the party by joining forces with his union backers.
The latest charge to be levelled at apparent conspirators came from Tom Watson, following disputed reports that Momentum is seeking financial support from, and direct affiliation to, Unite. Watson’s contention that “there are some people who do not have our electoral interests at heart” will hardly come as a shock though. Momentum is, after all, in effect an organisation within an organisation which, as outlined in its constitution, aims to “work for the election of a Labour government”. But rather than encouraging a broad base to flock to the Labour ranks, it commits only to encourage “those inspired by Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign” to join the party.
The turmoil was further resulted b y an ICM poll for the Guardian that suggested Tories are on 45% of vote, up by one point, but Labour has fallen behind with the support of just 26% of voters. The poll was carried out immediately after the government's U-turn on National Insurance payments, calling Mrs May and Mr Hammond as the best team to manage the economy. The poll was published after a day of furious exchanges between Mr Watson and Mr Corbyn's allies.
