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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart

‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

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Keir Starmer will agree Labour’s full list of parliamentary candidates next week at what is expected to be a highly charged meeting. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to end what his critics say is a “purge” of those on the Labour left before a meeting of the party’s governing body next week.

Party members on Thursday accused the Labour leader of orchestrating a “cull of leftwingers” after several high-profile figures were told they would not be selected as candidates for seats they held or had previously contested.

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