Angela Rayner has reportedly been sacked as chair of the Labour Party following a humbling string of local election results.
Patrick Maguire, a reporter for The Times, has claimed that a Labour party source had confirmed Ms Rayner has been removed.
Responding to the announcement Momentum’s co-chair, Gaya Sriskanthan said the sacking equated to “blatant scapegoating”.
It comes after the Labour leader said he would take “full responsibility” for the results.
Fair to say Momentum are unimpressed. pic.twitter.com/o1OzC4ohQV
— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) May 8, 2021
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