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- Pro-Brexit Labour MP Kate Hoey lost a vote of confidence in her local party in Vauxhall, London.
- However, a vote to deselect Hoey would be "tricky" according to sources, as despite her support for Brexit she is seen as an effective constituency representative.
- Allies of Hoey have branded the process as a "waste of time" and that it "opens the door further deselections".
- Ex-MP and Corbyn staffer Katy Clark is expected to run in the event of a deselection, as is Momentum National Co-ordinator Laura Parker.
LONDON — On Thursday Labour party members in the constituency of seasoned Labour MP Kate Hoey launched a bid to oust her, citing her support of Brexit legislation which shored up Theresa May's position.
The Vauxhall Constituency Labour Party (CLP) passed a no-confidence motion in Hoey, and requested the Labour party's ruling National Executive Committee to declare her ineligible to stand as a candidate at future elections.
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