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Angela Eagle was subject to homophobic abuse because of her decision to challenge Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership, the party has concluded.
An internal report into allegations of abuse and intimidation in Wallasey Labour party says that Eagle was targeted and its findings have been upheld by a Labour national executive committee sub-committee.
Wallasey MP Angela Eagle WAS subject to homophobic abuse and targeted because she challenged leader Jeremy Corbyn – according to Labour party chiefs.
A confidential report leaked to the ECHO details a Labour party investigation into allegations of abuse and intimidation at the Wallasey Constituency Labour Party (CLP).
According to the report, the attack on the MP’s constituency office in Liscard was also “highly likely” to be connected to her challenge against Jeremy Corbyn for Labour’s leadership.
The report said: “It’s highly likely that the brick thrown through the window of Angela Eagle’s office was related to her leadership challenge. The position of the window made it very unlikely that this was a random passer-by.” It said that claims it could have been targeting another company and Ms Eagle was “lying” about being targeted are “categorically untrue”.
I am grateful that Jeremy took the unusual step of both attending and speaking in the meeting and that he expressed sincere sympathy for both me and for my staff.
It is now clear and accepted by the NEC that homophobic abuse was perpetrated by some members of the local Party; I will simply not tolerate it, and I know I have the backing of both Jeremy and union leaders when I say that there is no place for it in the Labour movement either.
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