Keir Starmer was told to 'step aside' during a meeting of Labour's ruling body
Keir Starmer was told to 'step aside' during a meeting of Labour's ruling body after the party's election defeat Ann Black, who has been on NEC since 2000, said the demand was unheard of Sir Keir is said to have reacted calmly and other members came to his defence Another source claimed the criticism had come from a hard-Left faction
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Sir Keir Starmer was advised to 'step aside' during a fractious meeting of Labour's ruling body following the party's humiliation in May's local elections.
A source who attended the nine-hour virtual meeting of the powerful National Executive Committee (NEC) said: 'An NEC member directly asked the leader to consider stepping aside.'
Ann Black, who has been on the NEC since 2000, said such a demand was unheard of, adding wryly: 'Perhaps Zoom has a disinhibiting effect.'
