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Fears grow that up to 40 Labour parliamentary selections may have been rigged
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves meet construction workers and apprentices during their visit to Panorama St Paul's in the City of London, March 7, 2024

FEARS are growing that up to 40 Labour parliamentary selections may have been rigged through the abuse of a controversial online voting system.

Two sitting MPs are threatening legal action after Anonyvoter — a system designed by Labour associates of the party’s general secretary David Evans — was used in their deselections, with police investigating alleged abuses in a third constituency.

More than 2,500 Labour members have backed a petition run by campaign group Momentum demanding an independent investigation into the system.

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