Disquiet about Labour’s decision to readmit former Militant deputy council leader is easy to find among MPs and activists
Derek Hatton’s readmittance to Labour after 34 years in the political wilderness has caused disquiet among centrist MPs and party activists in Liverpool.
Hatton was expelled from the party for being a member of the Trotskyist grouping Militant. He was deputy leader of the Militant-controlled council which set an illegal budget in Liverpool in protest at local government spending cuts made by Margaret Thatcher’s government. On Monday it emerged that he has been told he can apply to become a member once again.
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