Assertion: labour party's leadership | /r/CapableOf | bolster their own direct influence
Facets:
value: despite democratisation of the party
type: OTHER
value: over candidate selections
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: For example, the leadership of Unite and other unions have opposed open selections of parliamentary candidates, preferring to bolster their own direct influence over candidate selections, despite democratisation of the party being Corbyn’s first promise to his followers, and Momentum’s major demand.