Tom Watson: ‘Trotskyists’ trying to infiltrate Labour Party

British Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson has accused “Trotsky entryists” who have returned to the Labour Party of trying to manipulate younger members in order to bolster Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of remaining as leader.

Mr Watson said “Trots” have “come back to the party” despite them not having the “best interests of the Labour Party at heart”.

Mr Watson told The Guardian that some on the hard-left see Labour as a “vehicle for revolutionary socialism” and they are “not remotely interested in winning elections”.