The heart of New Labour, now somewhat old hat, is gripped with fear, least Momentum demand a re-selection regime to be adopted by the party leading to many right wingers being kicked out of safe parliamentary seats. Momentum enthusiasts deny they are even contemplating such a divisive plan.
This blog thinks it should be mandatory under election law for all candidates of all parties to be competitively re-selected before being formally re-adopted as official party candidates before every general election. Times change, centres of gravity shift and opinions alter. Parliament should reflect the contemporary view of the people who are current members of the various parties. The problem for the Labour Party in parliament is that only a few MPs reflect the aspirations of current party members. New Labour loyalists, many of whom are now to the right of the left wing of the Tories, know that if they had to go through a re-selection process, few would be chosen. That is democracy.