Labour proposals 'all-but guarantee leftwing Corbyn successor'

Under Labour’s plans, to be presented at the party’s conference in September, a leadership candidate could circumvent MPs entirely to secure a place on the ballot.Labour could slash the number of MPs needed to nominate a successor to Jeremy Corbyn, handing new powers to members and trade unions as part of a slew of party reforms briefed to trade unions.Trade union general secretaries were told this week about the changes set to be proposed at the party conference, the Guardian unders