Labour NEC paves way for potential leftwing leadership candidates

When Jeremy Corbyn stood for the party leadership in 2015 he struggled to secure enough nominations.Jeremy Corbyn has secured a significant victory after Labour’s ruling body agreed to proposed changes that will make it easier for a leftwing candidate to run for the party leadership.The national executive committee accepted a compromise deal on the so-called McDonnell amendment, named after the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, who is in favour of reducing the number of MPs needed to nomi