MPs should have no say over who leads Labour, argues shadow minister

Chris Williamson backs proposal to allow fewer MPs to endorse candidate but says it would be better to remove threshold Labour members should be free to choose their next leader without needing the permission of MPs, the shadow fire minister Chris Williamson has said, arguing that those who oppose changing the rules are frightened of democracy.
Williamson, a strong supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, said it was looking “very, very positive” for changes to be passed at the party’s autu