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‘Last Corbynista’ excluded from North East mayoral contest

Party factionalism blamed for decision not to include North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll from mayoral longlist

Labour is embroiled in a fresh “factionalism” row after a leftwing regional mayor was blocked from being the party’s candidate to contest the North East mayoralty.

Jamie Driscoll, the serving mayor for the North of Tyne – an area that includes Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland – said on Friday that he had been “barred” from running for the new mayoral authority without explanation.

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