Labour leadership blocked Karie Murphy from shortlist for Halifax seat . List agreed by ad-hoc three-strong committee chaired by Harriet Harman . Given Instructions by Ed Miliband to block the Unite candidate at all costs . The list of candidates was announced on Monday and included two women - former shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and former London mayor Ken Livingstone - as well as a number of people who had been involved in
Labour leadership blocked Karie Murphy from shortlist for Halifax seat . List agreed by ad-hoc three-strong committee chaired by Harriet Harman . Given Instructions by Ed Miliband to block the Unite candidate at all costs . Unite general secretary Len McCluskey enraged by actions of Miliband and Harman .