Labour Resignation: McKinnell Quits Shadow Role

Shadow attorney general Catherine McKinnell has resigned from Labour's frontbench, citing "concerns about the direction and internal conflict" within the party. The Newcastle North MP is the fourth person to quit from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet following a controversial reshuffle, which saw more moderate members replaced by his left-wing allies, including an opponent of the Trident nuclear deterrent being appointed to the defence brief. In a letter to Mr Corbyn, the former employment so