The Labour Party is set to investigate the events that led to Newcastle’s council leader being deselected.
Nick Forbes suffered a seismic defeat on Tuesday night that has thrown his political future into severe doubt.
The senior Labour figurehead, who has led the council for more than a decade, was denied reselection in his Arthur’s Hill ward at a branch meeting, where party members voted by a margin of 13 to four in favour of nominating local activist Abdul Samad instead.
