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| Labour's Haringey Council leader Claire Kober to quit | Labour's Haringey Council leader Claire Kober to quit |
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| Haringey Council's leader is set to quit after a split within the local Labour Party over regeneration plans. | Haringey Council's leader is set to quit after a split within the local Labour Party over regeneration plans. |
| Claire Kober had been in a row with the group Momentum, which urged the council to halt a controversial £2bn deal with a private property developer to build 6,500 new homes. | Claire Kober had been in a row with the group Momentum, which urged the council to halt a controversial £2bn deal with a private property developer to build 6,500 new homes. |
| Ms Kober announced that she intends to stand down as leader after May's council elections. | Ms Kober announced that she intends to stand down as leader after May's council elections. |
| She accused Labour's governing body of being "discourteous" to her. | She accused Labour's governing body of being "discourteous" to her. |
| The BBC has approached Momentum and the Labour Party for a response. | The BBC has approached Momentum and the Labour Party for a response. |
| The party's National Executive Committee (NEC) requested Haringey Council put a stop to a scheme known as the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV). | The party's National Executive Committee (NEC) requested Haringey Council put a stop to a scheme known as the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV). |
| It was a private-public partnership between the council and developers which Momentum activists and some other party members opposed. | It was a private-public partnership between the council and developers which Momentum activists and some other party members opposed. |
| Several members wrote to the NEC, which passed a motion requesting the HDV be stopped unless there was more of a consensus. | Several members wrote to the NEC, which passed a motion requesting the HDV be stopped unless there was more of a consensus. |
| It meant Ms Kober could not sign off the deal. | It meant Ms Kober could not sign off the deal. |
| The decision comes after 22 Haringey Labour councillors wrote to the NEC asking them to oppose the HDV. | The decision comes after 22 Haringey Labour councillors wrote to the NEC asking them to oppose the HDV. |
| Standing down, Ms Kober said she had been left "deeply disappointed". | Standing down, Ms Kober said she had been left "deeply disappointed". |
| She added: "The sexism, bullying, undemocratic behaviour, and outright personal attacks on me, as the most senior woman in Labour local government, has left me disappointed and disillusioned. | She added: "The sexism, bullying, undemocratic behaviour, and outright personal attacks on me, as the most senior woman in Labour local government, has left me disappointed and disillusioned. |
| "My commitment to democratic socialism and progressive politics is stronger than ever, but I have never been so concerned about the future of the Labour Party and the impact that this will have on people's lives." | "My commitment to democratic socialism and progressive politics is stronger than ever, but I have never been so concerned about the future of the Labour Party and the impact that this will have on people's lives." |