Labour rebel Nulty breaks ties with party

A leading Labour rebel has broken all ties with the party after expressing despair with its leadership.

Dublin West TD Patrick Nulty, who quit the parliamentary party shortly after winning a by-election in 2011, has now resigned from the party altogether over education cuts.

“The leadership of the party, and in particular the cabinet ministers who have sacrificed core social democratic demands for their own personal political ambitions, have brought the political system into disrepute.