I’m a politician,not a celebrity – and my vegetarianism could prove a problem. But profitable luck to any MPs who opt to brave the jungleOn 12 September, Jeremy Corbyn was announced as the new leader of the Labour party. Sat in the audience awaiting the leadership announcement at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre, and I submitted my resignation from the Labour frontbench. I then posted my resignation letter,including the reasons for my decision, on Twitter.
There was a mixed response to my letter, and by email and on social media,but those people who didn’t like – and who refused to understand – my decision sent an terrible lot of splenetic, foam-flecked Twitter traffic my way: the new politics” in action. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com