Childers: It would have been 'morally corrupt' to stay in Labour

MEP Nessa Childers has said she felt it would have been "morally corrupt" of her to stay in the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013 - 19:22

MEP Nessa Childers has said she felt it would have been "morally corrupt" of her to stay in the Parliamentary Labour Party.

She announced her decision to resign from the Parliamentary Party today, saying she felt shame at the policies Labour has been implementing in government.

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