Corbynistas have threatened to deselect Jess Phillips after Kezia Dugdale quit as Scottish Labour leader amid claims she was 'hounded out by JC's mob'.

Ms Phillips became the latest Labour MP to be targeted by the hard-left after she spoke out against the attitudes of some British-Pakistanis in the wake of the grooming scandals.

She criticised families for 'going and getting a wife from abroad' for their disabled sons because he 'deserves' to have one.

But the comments have sparked anger among some hard-left supporters of the Labour leader who described her as a 'Zionist' and threatened her with deselection.

The attack surfaced online last night around the same time as Ms Dugdale quit her post saying it is time to 'pass the baton' to someone else.

Nadeem Ahmed, who describes himself as a Corbyn and Momentum supporter, demanded that Ms Philips takes back the comments or face a putsch to kick her out.

He wrote on Twitter: 'Jess Phillips remarks on British Pakistani's she has till 10pm to apologise, or I will start deselection process. Momentum is powerful force.'

Momentum activists have demanded the deselection of Labour MP Jess Phillips after she spoke out against some British Pakistani families' attitudes to women in the wake of the grooming scandals. Corbynistas rounded on her as news broke that Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale quit amid claims she had been hounded out by 'JC's mob'

Corbynistas took to Twitter to demand Ms Phillips is booted out of office. One posted an offensive leaflet online branding her a 'Zionist'

Jess Phillips has defended her comments online and hit out at the 'bullies' attacking her

His message was quickly seized upon by the Corbynista account going by the name @MontyBestUK who also demanded her deselection.

The account posted a leaflet posted online branding the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley a 'Zionist' and calling for her to be kicked out.

Ms Phillips has defended her comments online and hit out at the 'bullies' attacking her.

Many female Labour MPs have spoken out against the constant stream of abuse and threats of deselection they have received from some of Mr Corbyn's supporters.

Labour MP Sarah Champion quit as Women and Equalities minister in the Labour shadow cabinet after she sparked a storm of criticism for saying 'Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls'.

She made the intervention after 18 people were convicted in the Newcastle grooming case - the latest in a string of similar scandals stretching back to Rotherham.

Ms Dugdale shocked the political establishment last night when she announced she is quitting.

She had faced heavy criticism from the left wing of her own party after attacking Mr Corbyn.

She fell foul of his supporters after giving her backing to leadership challenger Owen Smith in last summer's contest - accusing the firebrand socialist of speaking 'only to the converted'.

A senior source is said to have revealed today to Buzzfeed that Ms Dugdale was 'hounded out by JC's mob'.

Scottish Labour suffered major losses in last year's Scottish Parliament election with 13 of its seats going to other parties.

It slipped to an embarrassing third place in the polls leading Ms Dugdale to admit that she had seen first-hand what happens to a party that 'repeatedly refuses to listen to the message the electorate is saying'.

Kezia Dugdale, pictured right, last month revealed she is in a relationship with SNP politician Jenny Gilruth, pictured left. last night she announced she is quitting as Scottish Labour leader

The politician, pictured right, had faced heavy criticism from the left wing of her own party after attacking UK leader Jeremy Corbyn, pictured left

But she insisted she had left the party in a better state than she had found it when she took over as leader in August 2015.

Ms Dugdale said she wanted to give the 'space and time' to prepare for the next Scottish Parliament election in 2021.

The death of her close friend Gordon Aikman - a Motor Neurone Disease campaigner - had also led her rethink her priorities, she said.

In a statement she said: 'As chair of the party, I am writing to you today to resign as leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

'It has been an honour and a privilege to have served this party in a leadership position for the last two and a half years, covering four national elections and one referendum.

Ms Dugdale, pictured left, also said the death of her close friend Gordon Aikman, pictured right - a Motor Neurone Disease campaigner - had led her rethink her priorities

'I have worked with many great people, not least the staff in our HQ led by Brian Roy and those in the Scottish Parliament, whose boundless energy, expertise and good humour has guided our party through some dark hours and difficult times.

'I'd like to thank my shadow cabinet for their efforts, and in particular Iain Gray for his unflinching love and support and James Kelly for the thankless but crucial job he does so well as our business manager.

'Earlier this year I lost a dear friend who taught me a lot about how to live. His terminal illness forced him to identify what he really wanted from life, how to make the most of it and how to make a difference. He taught me how precious and short life was and never to waste a moment.

'Being leader has always been a difficult but fulfilling challenge. One that until now I have enjoyed, driven by a clear guiding purpose and goals, many of which I have achieved.'

It comes just days before the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh is due to begin a new session.

Last month it was revealed that Ms Dugdale was in a relationship with an SNP parliamentarian.

She has now been dating Mid Fife and Glenrothes MSP Jenny Gilruth for about five months after the pair first met on a cross-party politics trip to the USA last summer.

Ms Dugdale split from her fiancée Louise Riddell in December following a nine-year relationship.

Ms Gilruth, 32, worked as a teacher before being elected to the Scottish Parliament in May last year.

Following Ms Dugdale's resignation, Corbyn posted on his Facebook page: 'I'd like to thank Kezia Dugdale for her work as Scottish Labour leader and the important role she has played in rebuilding the party in Scotland.

'Kezia became Scottish leader at one of the most difficult times in the history of the Scottish Labour Party, and the party's revival is now fully under way, with six new MPs and many more to come.

'I want to thank Kez for her tireless service to our party and movement, and look forward to campaigning with her in future for a country that works for the many not the few.'

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson tweeted: 'Leadership can be tough and @kezdugdale deserves the thanks of her party for putting in the hard yards. I wish her well.'

Ms Dugdale's partner Jenny Gilruth added jokingly: 'PS are you now free to wash the dishes?'