Liz McInnes resigns shadow ministerial position

Liz McInnes

Liz McInnes, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton and Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, has this evening resigned from her shadow ministerial position with immediate effect.

She said: "When news first broke that a vote of no confidence was to be held on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, I expressed my opposition to the motion. With our country potentially facing the largest crisis since 1945 I strongly believe that now is not the time for internal division. I believe that the Labour Party should be united and steadfast in standing up for those who we represent and who need us now more than ever before.

"However, while I voted in support of Jeremy against today’s motion, the result makes it clear that he has lost the confidence of a vast majority of our MPs and so we are unable to be as united and as effective as we need to be for the sake of the nation. With regret, I have therefore resigned from my shadow ministerial position with immediate effect.

"I hope that as soon as possible we are able to be united again and get on with our job of holding the Conservatives to account."

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