Labour Party Backs Away From Civil War as Conference Starts
- Attempt to oust Watson fails as activists prepare for election
- Party leadership outlines compromise proposal on Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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A motion to oust Tom Watson, deputy leader of the U.K.’s main opposition Labour Party, was withdrawn after it opened up divisions on the first day of the party’s conference, threatening to overshadow preparations for a general election.
The ruling National Executive Committee was due to vote on the surprise move on Saturday morning as delegates met in Brighton, southern England, for a gathering that was supposed to kick start the party’s campaign to oust Prime Minister Boris Johnson.