The British Labour Party is preparing to deselect Jeremy Corbyn and install a new candidate in his safe London seat.
Discussions have been held at the top of the party about how to oust the former leader from Islington North.
Mr Corbyn, 72, has been sitting as an independent MP since October 2020, having had the whip removed after saying that allegations of anti-Semitism in Labour under his leadership had been “dramatically overstated”.
It is understood that he is committed to standing at the next general election, either as an independent or for Labour.
This creates a headache for party chiefs who face the prospect of having to parachute in a new candidate to contest his seat at the last minute.
This would give an in-built advantage to Mr Corbyn, who has been the area’s MP since 1983 and is likely to benefit from being the incumbent.
A source close to current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said there was “no chance” he would bring back Mr Corbyn and that his time in the Labour Party was effectively over.
Read the article in The Australian (from The Sunday Times).