UK Labour MPs Divided on Starmer’s Decision to Block Corbyn Candidacy

Jeremy Corbyn, then-leader of the Labour Party, pauses while speaking at the vote count in his Islington North constituency in London, on Dec. 12, 2019. Leon Neal/Getty Images

UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s decision to block his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing for Labour at the next election has caused a stir among party ranks, with MPs on the far left openly voicing opposition to his move.

Starmer said on Wednesday that Labour is now “unrecognisable” from its form during Corbyn’s leadership in 2015 to 2020 when it was plagued by allegations of antisemitism.