Multiple sources have told WriteYou that Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle has recruited a specialist campaign agency, BBM Campaigns, as momentum builds towards an open challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

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It appears that Angela Eagle hasn’t given up on her leadership ambitions, and has enlisted the help of Labour’s most notorious spin-doctor to help oust Jeremy Corbyn.

Sources tell WriteYou that a former member of Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet has “intentionally deleted” huge amounts of data from a shared party drive, in an apparent attempt to sabotage the troubled Labour leader.

Rob Marris, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South West and former shadow Treasury Minister, is alleged to have deleted files relating to the upcoming finance bill, following his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet last week.

It is rumoured that the lost files contained all relevant notes and analysis of the upcoming bill, and their deletion hasn’t been well received by senior figures in the Party. Many very senior MPs who think Jeremy Corbyn should resign are said to be furious with Marris. Researchers will spend the weekend trying to reproduce the several months’ worth of work that was deleted, before debate next week.

Despite the growing pressure on Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign, it would appear that Marris’ attempt to undermine the leadership has angered those on both sides of the Party. Labour’s inability to mount credible opposition on issues like tax avoidance and pensions will undoubtedly frustrate even those calling for Corbyn’s departure.

UPDATE

Marris has tweeted a response here. 

It appears that Theresa May has already capitalised on the confusion and infighting amongst her Conservative colleagues. Sources have told WriteYou that the Home Secretary has launched her leadership website on the respected digital platform NationBuilder with the help of US-based campaign experts Hines Digital.