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McDonnell: A few MPs are prepared to destroy this party

JOHN McDONNELL warned yesterday that some Labour MPs are prepared to destroy the party in their campaign to remove democratically elected leader Jeremy Corbyn. 

The shadow chancellor said a “small group” of MPs opposed to Mr Corbyn’s leadership from the start and the anonymously run Saving Labour were intent on creating a split.

He spoke out after former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra accused one of Mr Corbyn and Mr McDonnell’s aides of breaking into her office. 

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