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    Posted by Mary on October 6, 2020, 5:50 am

    MI5 bill prompts rebellion by more than 20 Labour MPs against Starmer
    MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, defied leadership and voted against bill

    Dan Sabbagh
    Mon 5 Oct 2020

    More than 20 Labour MPs were understood to have rebelled against the party leadership on Monday night at the second reading of a bill confirming MI5’s right to let informants commit crimes.

    Keir Starmer wanted his party to abstain on the security bill but the Socialist Campaign Group led by the party’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn defied the whip and voted against it – the second rebellion in less than a fortnight.

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    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/05/mi5-bill-prompts-second-labour-rebellion-in-two-weeks-jeremy-corbyn

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