Labour in POLITICAL OBLIVION: 8 MPs QUIT in hours in HUGE cabinet coup to topple Corbyn
IN an unprecedented coup, seven MPs have chose to leave Jeremy Corbyn’s Cabinet in an historic, organised bid to bring down the leader of the Labour party after he sacked shadow foreign secretary Hillary Benn.
By LAURA MOWAT
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
Heidi Alexander, Ian Murray, Lilian Greenwood, Lucy Powell, Kerry McCarthy, Seema Malhotra and Gloria De Piero have announced they have resigned from their posts.
A succession of shadow ministers have resigned today as they do not believe Jeremy Corbyn is an adequate leader for the Labour Party.
The Labour MPs Heidi Alexander, Ian Murray, Lilian Greenwood, Lucy Powell, Kerry McCarthy, Seema Malhotra and Gloria De Piero have all resigned so far in the chaotic coup.
This comes as Andy Burnham MP has said that he will not resign in the Labour coup.
The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is remaining defiant and has said that he will not step down.
Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffrey have sent a letter to all Labour MPs saying:
“The Conservative Party is deeply divided and that should be an opportunity for us, but it is clear that many traditional Labour voters feel that our Party no longer speaks to their values”.
They warn “that under Jeremy’s leadership we could be looking at political oblivion” in a general election and that UKIP is “targeting our traditional heartlands”.
This comes as Labour MP Ivan Lewis, who hopes to become Mayor of Greater Manchester, is calling on leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign.
In a statement to the Labour leader, Ms Alexander said: “It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to you to resign from the Shadow Cabinet.
“The result of the referendum last week means that our country is facing unprecedented challenges.
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