Jeremy Corbyn to spell out ‘transformative’ arts vision

Mr Corbyn said “a number of people” had contacted him and he had sent a list of names to the party’s general secretary.

“I believe this flies in the face of natural justice”.

“I presume that you still support the leader of the Scottish Labour Party because I do, I think she’s doing a great job”.

Bfawu bakers’ union general secretary Ronnie Draper has spoken out after he was suspended from the Labour Party yesterday, Thursday.

Just been suspended from the Labour Party, a member most of my life.

Allies of Jeremy Corbyn are furious at what they see as attempts to tilt the leadership contest by purging the party membership of his backers.

Labour’s divisions over Brexit erupted last night as leadership challenger Owen Smith hinted Jeremy Corbyn lied about voting “In” at the European referendum as the pair clashed during an ill-tempered hustings event in Glasgow.

He added: “I’m not even sure Jeremy did vote remain”.

Labour has said only that it does not discuss national executive committee (NEC) decisions concerning individual members.

Asked why the billionaire had decided to make an issue of seating on the services, Mr Corbyn replied: “I’m very pleased Richard Branson has been able to break off from his holiday to take this issue as seriously, with the importance it obviously deserves. We want a fair and open election”. “And that surely is something that has to be challenged, is challenged in the Scottish Parliament”, he said.

The visit follows the accusation from Mr Smith that Mr Corbyn is responsible for Labour finishing third behind the SNP and Conservatives in May’s Holyrood election.

Both candidates have already pledged to invest £20 billion in Scotland if they are elected to lead a UK Labour government, and ruled out any kind of “progressive alliance” with the Nationalists.

Lord Sainsbury, a science minister in the upper house under Tony Blair, released a statement saying both donations had been meant to fund the pro-remain Britain Stronger in Europe campaign before the European Union referendum in June.

But despite that his spokesman said the argument over whether there were any sets on the Virgin Trains service has actually helped the hapless leftie’s Labour leadership bid. It is not known whether Sainsbury, who is on a leave of absence from the Lords, is still a Labour member.