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Wallasey Labour party has been suspended amid allegations of bullying and intimidation.

It is understood that the move follows recent unrest among grassroots members and moves to deselect the MP Angela Eagle after she announced she planned to challenge leader Jeremy Corbyn.

A North West Labour spokesperson confirmed the suspension and said: “Any complaints of bullying or intimidation and allegations of misconduct are always taken very seriously.”

The suspension means the Labour Party regional office will take over administration of the local Constituency Labour Party.

The decision was approved by the Labour Party general secretary Iain McNicol, and will stop the local party submitting motions to the party conference due to be held in Liverpool in September.

It has previously been reported that members of Ms Eagle’s constituency party had claimed there had been “threats of violence” in a row over the party’s leadership.

A statement by Wirral’s Young Labour group in support of Ms Eagle claimed a CLP meeting at the end of June saw “ threats and a walkout by ashamed members ”.

Ms Eagle’s constituency office building had also been attacked last week with a brick thrown through its window the day after the MP announced she would be standing for the party’s leadership.

But today Paul Davies vice chair of the Wallasey CLP described the suspension as “another attack on democracy”.

He said: “No one from the Labour Party has ever raised any allegation with Wallasey CLP.

“There was no allegation made until we said we still support Jeremy Corbyn.

“This suspension, when all CLPs were already prevented from meeting anyway until October, is merely an attempt to smear ordinary members who had the temerity to challenge the Labour Party establishment; the same establishment that has banned 150,000 members from voting in the leadership election.”