Labour is preparing a purge of troublesome MPs by blocking them from standing at the next election.
Up to a dozen MPs could be in the crosshairs as Sir Keir Starmer draws up plans for a standards crackdown to make the party fit for government.
A Labour spokesman said: “The public rightly expect the highest standards from their MPs. With Keir’s changed Labour Party, that’s what they’ll get.”
Labour has overhauled their selection process for new candidates with stricter due diligence checks to try to ensure the party is not humiliated in choosing unsuitable future MPs. This has been extended to whether current MPs should be allowed to stand again if they have been found to have fallen short.
Party officials are understood to believe
