Fresh headache for Corbyn in constituency shake-up

If you wanted the antonym of "happy ship", the Labour Party is a pretty good option.

Select committee roles have become increasingly important to Labour MPs who do not back the party's current leadership, with many former shadow cabinet members taking spots on committees. I was furious about it to be frank and it was just at that time when we were really rebuilding our relationships very, very well throughout the summer. He will moderate the debate, putting the audience questions to the leadership contenders and following up with them if he believes the question has not been answered sufficiently.

The Exeter MP described the situation as a "fiasco", saying it was another example of "how Jeremy Corbyn is not a leader, and how he is not able or even interested in unifying our party".

Mr Corbyn's team reissued the document without the list of MPs and the "misdemeanours" they had been listed for.

The row erupted after Corbyn gave one of his stronger performances at Prime Minister's Questions and with just over a week to go before the victor of the latest leadership contest is announced at Labour's annual conference in Liverpool on 24 September.

The list of MPs has been released to the press in an attempt to brand Mr Corbyn's leadership election rival, Owen Smith, as the "real disunity candidate" and argues Mr Smith's supporters have been abusive.

Labour MPs could use the Conservatives' upcoming boundary review to ensure Jeremy Corbyn loses his parliamentary seat as an MP, according to comments by one MP.

He said it demonstrated a "lack of leadership" and aimed to perpetuate a "permissive culture of abuse" against Labour politicians, particularly women MPs.

"There was information put out there about statements that colleagues made on the record", he said.

The vote to replace Ms Butler comes amid nearly open warfare between Mr Corbyn's supporters and Labour moderates in the run-up to the party's annual conference at the end of the month.

Mr Smith said: "During the course of this campaign I have set out my vision for an industrial strategy that creates jobs, growth and skills". We are an anti-austerity party, we are involved in long-term patient investment.

He said it was a briefing note compiled by a junior researcher: "That release came from the campaign - it didn't come from Jeremy".

An SNP spokesperson said: "Scotland faces a deep and growing democratic deficit at Westminster, with unwanted Tory policies being imposed on Scotland".

Another MP, who did not wish to be named, said members would be "dismayed" by the "hit list". Some Tory MPs have criticised the proposals being implemented, unless other reforms take place alongside them.

He added: "I think the Government is making a big mistake reducing the number of Labour MPs in London".