Corbyn-supporting Labour members stage NEC mass walkout

Leftwing members protest during Zoom meeting against election of Starmer's ally as governing body's chair

Leftwing members of Labour's governing body have staged a mass walkout in protest of the actions of the Labour leadership, including the election of a key ally of Keir Starmer as the body's chair.

The Guardian understands 13 members of the national executive committee (NEC) - including senior members of the trade unions Unite and the FBU, as well as constituency representatives including the ex-MP Laura Pidcock - staged a pre-planned walkout in protest of the election of MP Margaret Beckett as NEC chair.