The Progressive Labour Party has called an emergency Central Committee meeting on Tuesday at party headquarters, The Royal Gazette can reveal.

Although representatives have been requested to attend the 6pm meeting as a matter of urgency, there is no indication that it has anything to do with rumours over the future of Marc Bean as Leader of the Opposition. The PLP had initially dismissed reports of a ruction at the top during its caucus meeting on Thursday night.

“The report running in the media that the Progressive Labour Party leader, Marc Bean, last night narrowly won an internal vote for leadership is not only untrue, but malevolent,” a party statement said. “The power within the PLP to replace a leader lies with the party delegates, not the caucus, and as such no vote was taken within caucus regarding Mr Bean’s leadership, as has been claimed.”