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Labour backtracked over the appointment of an aide to Jeremy Corbyn to head the party's complaints process.

At a private meeting on Wednesday, it was announced that Laura Murray, who works as a manager in the leader's office would be overseeing complaints of antisemitism on an interim basis.

But after angry scenes at a meeting with MPs, party sources said the announcement had been made "in error" and she would not be carrying out the role.

A senior figure close to the complaints process confirmed to Sky News that she was given the job, before an outcry.

MPs have accused the leader's team of interference in cases of alleged antisemitism, which are supposed to be handled independently by party staff.

Miss Murray had been named as the party's interim head of complaints by a senior official working for the party's general secretary Jennie Formby.

But party insiders issued a correction within an hour of the news leaking from a meeting of the parliamentary committee, a weekly meeting between the Labour leader, his deputy and representatives for MPs.

The appointment was understood to have been confirmed to Labour staff earlier this week.

Labour peer Lord Falconer described the move as "beyond mad".

The party does not comment on staffing matters, but insiders said on Wednesday that the role would not be filled, although the current head of complaints announced her departure some months ago and the position has not yet been advertised.

Labour MP Neil Coyle, who attended the meeting, said afterwards: "There is total confusion over who is in charge.

"We have seen interference and politicking.

"We were told this was priority one and that doesn't seem to be being delivered."

Accusations of meddling in the disciplinary process were made at the weekend after leaked emails showed Miss Murray's father Andrew Murray, a powerful adviser to Mr Corbyn, had been consulted on cases.

Miss Murray, who works as a stakeholder manager in the Labour leader's office, had been seconded to the team looking at party complaints, and emails leaked to The Times suggested she made recommendations about cases.

Labour had played down Miss Murray role, with sources insisting that she was providing administrative support to the complaints team, due to their increased workload.

Another MP who attended the meeting said: "There was a huge row. We have completely lost faith in the process".