Labour NEC to decide next Birmingham city council leader after damning report
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6BS1R)
Announcement to take decision away from councillors comes after local party called dysfunctional'
The national Labour party has announced it will appoint the next leader of the city council in Birmingham, taking the decision away from councillors, after a damning internal report said the local party was dysfunctional" and dominated by personality-driven factionalism".
The move would in effect oust the current leader, Ian Ward, who was re-elected as leader of the UK's largest local authority after a contest in May last year, and his deputy, Brigid Jones.
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