Despite the furore over the alleged concealment of the death of Tayo Oladapo and the row over the double Planning Committee to approve Quintain's Wembley development Muhammed Butt retained the Labour Group leadership at today's AGM by just four votes.
Margaret McLennan, having stood on a platform that the role is 'non-political', was elected Butt's deputy.
Their names now go forward as nominations to the Full Council meeting on Wednesday.
One councillor commented that there were now two factions in the Labour Group with no middle ground between them adding that strong whipping was evident.
Michael Pavey, (Barnhill ward) who had challenged Butt, survived as a Cabinet member and others elected to Cabinet were Roxanne Mashari (Welsh Harp), Harbi Farah (Welsh Harp) Krupesh Hirani (Dudden Hill), Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray (Wembley Central) and Eleanor Southwood (Queens Park).
This means that Ruth Moher and James Denselow leave the Cabinet.
Roles will be allocated later.
Other key posts will be Chairs of the two Scrutiny Committees and Chair of Planning Committee.
Although Cllr Butt won the election,albeit by a narrow margin, he may not be out of the woods yet as there is likely to be an internal Labour Party inquiry over the Tayo Oladapo allegations and a possible reference to the Brent Council Standards Committee.
Margaret McLennan, having stood on a platform that the role is 'non-political', was elected Butt's deputy.
Their names now go forward as nominations to the Full Council meeting on Wednesday.
One councillor commented that there were now two factions in the Labour Group with no middle ground between them adding that strong whipping was evident.
Michael Pavey, (Barnhill ward) who had challenged Butt, survived as a Cabinet member and others elected to Cabinet were Roxanne Mashari (Welsh Harp), Harbi Farah (Welsh Harp) Krupesh Hirani (Dudden Hill), Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray (Wembley Central) and Eleanor Southwood (Queens Park).
This means that Ruth Moher and James Denselow leave the Cabinet.
Roles will be allocated later.
Other key posts will be Chairs of the two Scrutiny Committees and Chair of Planning Committee.
Although Cllr Butt won the election,albeit by a narrow margin, he may not be out of the woods yet as there is likely to be an internal Labour Party inquiry over the Tayo Oladapo allegations and a possible reference to the Brent Council Standards Committee.