Emotional Alan Kelly resigns as Labour Party leader

Alan Kelly (centre) leaving Leinster House, Dublin, after resigning on Wednesday evening. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Alan Kelly has announced he is to resign as Labour Party leader after his parliamentary colleagues told him they had lost confidence in him.
Delivering a public statement at Leinster House on Wednesday evening, Mr Kelly acknowledged that the party had not made progress in the opinion polls under his leadership.