Three MPs quit UK Labour party in protest after reshuffle

Speculation is growing that more shadow ministers could choose to leave after Europe spokesman Pat McFadden and shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher were dismissed for “disloyalty”.

Jeremy Corbyn has been hit with three quick-fire resignations from his front bench after he sacked two “disloyal” senior figures and promoted a Trident opponent in a so-called “revenge reshuffle”.

The reshuffle risks deepening rifts in the party and some Labour MPs have been keen to point out that Corbyn began his leadership promising to allow members of his shadow cabinet to express differing views.

She was replaced by Emily Thornberry, who unlike Eagle has voted against replacing Britain’s Trident nuclear-weapons system.

Despite holding on to his position in last night’s reshuffle he quit this morning after shadow Europe secretary Pat McFadden was given the boot.

Mr McFadden, whose place is being taken by Pat Glass, infuriated the leadership by criticising Mr Corbyn’s response to the Paris terror attacks.

However, Mr Corbyn stopped short of shifting Hilary Benn from shadow foreign secretary despite their high-profile clash over Syria air strikes.

Britain’s opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has sacked his European Union policy chief for disloyalty and moved his pro-nuclear defence spokeswoman to another job in an attempt to tighten control over his rebellious parliamentary party.

Mr Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, also insisted he wanted “more freedom” to speak out about the future direction of the party.

Referring to the House of Commons, he said: “And this building is full of people that speak at great length”.

He added: “North Korea’s deeply disturbing claim to have exploded its first hydrogen bomb underlines the importance of taking our national security seriously, not handing it to a Labour Party that would unilaterally disarm Britain”. And we have had a long discussion about how we approach foreign policy issues.

Critics said Mr Cameron’s decision made him look weak and warned the move would increase the prospect of Tory infighting.

“Jeremy’s position as leader is secure, he got a huge mandate – whichever of the other [Labour Leadership] candidates Jonathan Reynolds voted for, between them they didn’t come anywhere near Corbyn”.

“They have our backing to do the vital work and yes we’ll go on investing in flood defences, we’ll increase the money we’re spending on flood defences because we’ve got a strong economy and a strong country that can back the action that’s needed”.

Labour’s finance spokesman, John McDonnell, said Corbyn had questioned some leading lawmakers’ loyalty.

And he said he had received reassurance from former party leader Ed Miliband, who told him reshuffles were always hard.

McDonnell said, however, that Benn would now have to keep step with Corbyn’s views.

He added: “I never pretended that I agreed with Mr Corbyn on everything else and it’s not a surprise that I didn’t”.