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Labour screens 40k calls to supporters
Party has ‘robust’ system to stop infilitrators

LABOUR has screened up to 40,000 calls to trade unionists to stop a supposed far-left infiltration into the party leadership race.

Interim leader Harriet Harman revealed yesterday that the party is “listening in to phone calls” to vet new supporters.

And a party spokesman told the Morning Star that she was making reference to the monitoring of calls made by general union Unite.

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