Key affiliates feel blindsided by proposals and want vote delayed on changing how leaders are elected
Keir Starmer could be forced to delay plans for Labour party reforms amid resistance from key trade unions, who have said they need more time to consult on plans to rewrite the leadership election rules.
The Guardian understands that Unite, one of the most powerful unions affiliated with Labour, told Starmer that he should delay any vote on a return to the electoral college system of voting, which is fiercely opposed by the party’s left.