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 humilia...