Corbyn set to be blocked as Labour candidate at next election

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn is set to be blocked from standing as a candidate for the party at the next general election (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Jeremy Corbyn is set to be blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election, with Keir Starmer set to bring a motion confirming the move to a meeting of the party’s ruling body.

The Labour leader will propose a motion that will make clear that the National Executive Committee will not endorse Mr Corbyn at the next election, expected in around 18 months’ time.