Trot Hunting

As the rolling catastrophe of what's already being called the "chicken coup" against the Labour leadership winds down, pretty much all the commentary has focused on the personal qualities, real or imagined, of the principal players. Related: Trade unions can 'broker a peace' for Labour, says Len McCluskey Yet such an approach misses out on almost everything that's really at stake here.

Former Labour minister Peter Kilfoyle earned the nickname "Witchfinder General" in the 1980s, as the party's enforcer in the battle against Militant. Critics of Momentum often compare it to Militant. So Kilfoyle, who wrote a book about his experiences in the struggle against Militant, seems a good person to ask whether such a comparison is fair.

Lock up your children, for there is a sinister force taking root in modern Britain. It is a cult, with followers like those of mass murderer Charles Manson, shrouded in a cloud of spite and acrimony. The worst thing about this terrifying insurgency? My mum is part of it.

Labour's civil war entered a bitter new phase with Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson locked in a public spat about whether the party risks being taken over by hard left activists driven out in the 1980s.

Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, has said his party is at risk of being taken over by hard-left "Trotsky entryists", who are "twisting the arms" of young members, sparking a furious response from backers of Jeremy Corbyn.

Angela Eagle launched her campaign to be Labour leader, she said, to bring peace to the Labour Party, just as she voted for war to bring peace to Iraq. If she ever sits next to you on a park bench and says "I've come here for some peace and quiet" - RUN.