Rising star refuses to take Corbyn loyalty vow
LABOUR’S shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has said she will refuse to sign a pledge of loyalty to Jeremy Corbyn as demanded by Momentum.
The rising star, seen as a potential future party leader, called on the hard-Left faction to end its purge of moderate MPs and councillors.
Momentum’s 13-point contract asks would-be Labour MPs to back Mr Corbyn’s objectives and party manifesto to win the group’s support. Mrs Rayner said she has no intention of signing, telling The Times: ‘I’m not Momentum. I’m not [centre-right group] Progress. I’m not trade union.
‘I’m a Labour MP to represent
all of my constituents. Any factionalism in the Labour Party will damage us and remove us from getting near power, which ultimately damages the people that need our support.’