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Momentum founder Jon Lansman calls for Labour MPs who back Boris Johnson's deal to be 'replaced' at next election

Momentum founder Jon Lansman has called for Labour rebels that vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal to be deselected ahead of the next election.

The remarks from the senior ally of Jeremy Corbyn came just hours after shadow chancellor said rebels would face "consequences" but declined to say whether MPs would lose the whip for backing the government.

On Saturday, the House of Commons will vote on Mr Johnson's new Brexit agreement, but the outcome hangs in the balance with undecided Labour MPs from Leave-voting areas and hardline Brexiteers on the Tory benches.

But appearing to pile pressure on Labour's leadership to severely punish those who back Mr Johnson, Mr Lansman, a member of the party's governing body and chairman of the grassroots group Momentum, said the MPs should be replaced.

"[Mr] Johnson's deal will be a wrecking ball through the live and well-being of ordinary people across Britain," he posted on Friday.

"Labour MPs cannot and must not vote for it. If they do, the NEC [National Executive Committee] will have no choice but to be replace them with a new, socialist Labour candidate at the next election."

Speaking earlier on Friday, Johns McDonnell said Labour MPs would be on a strict three-line whip to vote down the deal on Saturday – the first sitting of the Commons since the Falklands conflict.

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