The planned purge of left - wing and «Old Labour» Euro - MPs and the exclusion of left - wing MPs from the constituency section of the NEC are harbingers of what is intended at every level, including Westminster. (socialistaction.net)
At issue was not control of the NEC, because the constituency section makes up less than a fifth of the NEC seats, but the elimination of all possible dissent from the leading bodies of the party. (socialistaction.net)
This could result in either different unions allying with rank and file currents on a political basis which would tend to equalise their impact, or an agreement that the constituency section be left to the rank and file. (socialistaction.net)