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Labour ‘more divided than ever,’ socialists warn after party's ‘anti-democratic’ suspension of Corbyn
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn at a General Election rally in Glasgow in May 2017

by Bethany Rielly

ANGER grew today over the “anti-democratic” suspension of Jeremy Corbyn, as socialists warned that the Labour Party is now “more divided than ever.”

Momentum said the “unjust” suspension of Mr Corbyn from the Labour Party “makes a mockery” of Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer’s pledge to be a uniting force.

The left-wing pressure group held an online rally last night to demand the former party leader’s reinstatement. 

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