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.
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