UK`s Labour Party in turmoil as vote to oust deputy ditched
(World News UK)

LONDON (AP) - A vote to oust the deputy leader of Britain`s main opposition Labour Party was ditched Saturday after a big backlash to the proposal prompted Jeremy Corbyn, the party`s leader, to intervene. The surprise attempt to abolish the role of deputy leader by one of Corbyn`s close allies caused uproar among many Labour members and has overshadowed the start of the party`s annual conference in the southern England city of Brighton. Corbyn has tried to put a lid on the row by proposing that Labour carry out a review of the role, currently held by lawmaker Tom Watson, who has clashed with the leader on a number of issues, notably Brexit. The...