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Labour loses grip of council coalition as trio quit in stitch-up row

Exclusive: Labour no longer largest party in Stroud’s long-running rainbow council after selection backlash

By Caroline Molloy
Labour loses grip of council coalition as trio quit in stitch-up row
A candidate favoured by Keir Starmer, pictured, was 'parachuted in' to the Stroud Labour Party shortlist, sparking a row in which three councillors quit
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Labour has lost its leadership of a council coalition in south-west England after a row over a ‘parachuted in’ parliamentary hopeful favoured by Keir Starmer saw three councillors quit the party.

Thursday’s resignations included the council’s Labour leader Doina Cornell, whose bar from the shortlist to be the party’s parliamentary candidate at the next election triggered the backlash.

Deputy Labour group leader Trevor Hall and a backbencher then announced their resignations from the party at an emotional meeting of the Labour group last night, multiple sources told openDemocracy today.

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