LABOUR is so “out of touch,” the party struggled to find a single minimum-wage worker to meet Ed Miliband, an aide to a former leader revealed yesterday.

The astonishing claim by Arnie Graf, the former Barack Obama adviser behind Mr Miliband’s “street fighter” election strategy, sparked renewed soul-searching over the party’s future.

Deputy leadership candidate Angela Eagle told the Star that some officials did operate “in a bubble” and called for members to be given more power over campaigns.