Move to put proposals to vote at party conference comes under fire from Momentum and some unions
Keir Starmer has been accused of risking “civil war” in the Labour party as he seeks to rewrite the rules that led to Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader.
Starmer set out plans to switch to an electoral college system to decide future party leaders. He will argue the move will give greater sway to millions of trade union members – but the party’s left said it would also hand more power to MPs at the expense of ordinary members.