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Newcastle City Council leader reacts to party split after surviving challenge from Labour rival
Nick Forbes saw off a bid to oust him as Newcastle Labour leader on Monday night, but his long-serving deputy of 14 years Joyce McCarty was defeated
16:00, 11 MAY 2021
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Newcastle’s council leader has spoken out after surviving a challenge to his position, amid a party split that has seen his long-serving deputy ousted.
NICK Forbes has survived a bid to remove him as Newcastle City Council’s Labour leader. It emerged on election night last Thursday that the figurehead’s position was under threat, with rival Nick Kemp mounting a leadership challenge against him. But Coun Forbes is set for at least another year in the top job after winning a crunch vote on Monday night. He emerged victorious in a leadership election held at the Newcastle Labour group’s annual meeting, by a margin of 30 to 22. But while Coun Forbes has kept hold of his position, there will be a significant shake-up of the city’s Labour leadership.