Shore loses at nome
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BT WHEN Jesus Christ returned to his home town of Nazareth and started preaching, the people scoffed at him. 'Why, he's just the son of that carpenter down the road' , they said. Jesus commented, "The prophet is not without honour except in his own home and amongst his own people' It won't bring him much comfort, but Peter Shore may have remembered this last week when his own party, Bethnal Green and Poplar, rejected him and instead threw its support behind Eric Heffer for Labour Party leader.
Neil Kinnock came bottom of the ballot.
This is the latest example of a slow but impressive build-up of support for Heffer in the party.
It may mean that Shore will be in trouble when he faces re-selection in 18 months' time. Much of 'his' GC is against Shore.
Party members who worked hard to get him re-elected are not pleased to hear on the media that their MP didn't support the manifesto the Party fought on. Shore's continued attacks on the Left must further weaken his chances of re-selection.