Labour has been a drama-free zone over the past few weeks as the Conservative Party terrorises the economy and morphs into a circular firing squad. That was until Monday night when a Labour MP was deselected by his local party. Sam Tarry, who represents Ilford South, lost a battle to stand again as Labour’s parliamentary candidate at the next general election. Jaws dropped and Labour WhatsApp groups started pinging.
Tarry lost, by some margin, to the leader of the local council (Redbridge) and long-standing local rival, Jas Athwal. At first glance, this may have strong Jackie-Weaver-Handforth-parish-council-Zoom vibes, but this story has more twists and unpleasant turns than House of Cards-meets-Succession.
