No wooing us, say rebel Labour TDs

Rebel TDs who quit Labour in disgust at its record in Government insist a new leader will not be able to "woo" them back into the party fold.

Former junior health minister Roisín Shortall and veteran TD Tommy Broughan have made it clear that they will not rejoin Labour’s Dáil ranks, whoever wins the battle for the party’s leadership.

“I’m unwooable. It is still the party that I resigned from,” Ms Shortall said.