Hard-line Blairite Remainers use sex scandal to target pro-Brexit MP Kelvin Hopkins

Hopkins’ accuser deletes links to anti-Corbyn faction

A lot of people in the public eye – particularly journalists and politicians – seem to be afraid to say this at the moment for fear it could damage their career or their party.

But I’m not a journalist or a politician so I will.

It would be extremely naive indeed to think there aren’t people cynical enough in politics to use the current appalling sex scandals engulfing Westminster for their own nefarious political ends.

Truth is never black and white. It is always complicated.

And so it is with the Westminster sexual harassment cases coming out at the moment.

Some of the accusations are appalling, particularly the accusations that serious crimes been covered up by both the Tory, Lib Dem and Labour leaderships. I hope in these cases the perpetrators are named and shamed and justice is served:

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Understanding this means we have to go into the very complex – and extremely boring – machinations relating to the bitter fight for control of the Labour Party National Executive Committee between a Corbynite faction and a Blairite faction at the top of the party. The NEC is very important because it can decide everything – from who can stand as leader to how party policy is made.

Fortunately, we know the identity of many of the core members of the two opposing groups because in March 2016, a document was leaked to the press showing which Labour MPs belong to which faction:

Leaked list ranks Labour MPs by “hostility” to Corbyn

According to the leaked list, Hopkins is one of just 18 MPs belonging to the ‘core group’ of Corbyn supporters.

And in the much longer list of MPs belonging to the opposing anti-Corbyn Blairite faction are Michael Dugher, Gareth Thomas and Rosie Winterton – none other than the very same Labour whip who reprimanded Hopkins.

In recent days, it seems attempts have been made to hide connections between Hopkins’ accuser and leading members of the Blairite faction.

For example, her Linked in page has been recently deleted. 

Fortunately, there are screen shots of the deleted Link in page, which showed she has worked as an intern for Blairite faction leader Michael Dugher: