“Divisions at the top of Labour are undermining the party’s efforts to present itself as a government-in-waiting, Tom Watson has said, as he hit out at a “ridiculous” attempt to oust him from his role as deputy leader.

“He was speaking after an attempt to scrap his position was abandoned on the first day of the party’s annual conference in Brighton.

“Jeremy Corbyn, whom Mr Watson has clashed with in the past on Brexit and Labour’s handling of antisemitism claims, moved to try and quell a growing row that threatens to overshadow the gathering.”

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