Christian MP's faith drove him to resign from Corbyn's front bench

Written by Linda Digby 08 Jan 2016
Christian MP's faith drove him to resign from Corbyn's front bench

Christian MP Jonathan Reynolds resigned as Shadow Minister for Transport, in what is dubbed the ‘revenge reshuffle’. Mr Reynolds said he had no option and ‘if someone is on the front bench they have to go along with a collective position. If you're not happy with that, or you want the freedom to say more, or you disagree with some decisions taken, then the thing to do is to leave in a dignified fashion, which I've tried to do.’ He told Premier's News Hour that his faith drove his decision saying, ‘I personally feel it's not the time for me to be part of the Labour front bench. A lot of people with a Christian faith will recognise those traits in themselves, whatever jobs they do.’ Christian MP for Cardiff South and Penarth, Stephen Doughty, resigned live on air on the BBC's Daily Politics programme. See: https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Christian-MP-s-faith-drove-him-to-resign-from-Corbyn-s-front-bench

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