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Article: MPs complain of dirty tricks
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 20, 1996
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COLIN BROWN
Chief Political Correspondent
A concerted effort by the Labour leadership to get Harriet
Harman and the Shadow Cabinet re-elected without changes was
threatening to blow up into a rancorous row last night.
Some Labour MPs said they had been urged by the whips not to
vote for Ann Clwyd, one of the main challengers, and others had
been told to take next week off in return for casting proxy votes
for the "status quo slate" on the Shadow Cabinet. The claims also
extended to pressure on possible candidates not to stand.
One MP, who was urged not to vote for Ms Clwyd, said: "I don't
know why they are getting their knickers in a twist. I am going to
vote for Harman, anyway. I think she ...