Andy McDonald’s no-show gives the former leader free rein to revel in his lack of responsibility
I suppose it couldn’t last. Having spent much of the first two days of the party conference squabbling, rather than enjoying the ongoing Tory crises of fuel shortages and energy price rises, it had seemed that things had become a little more comradely. But late in the afternoon the two tribes went to war again with the unexpected resignation of Andy McDonald as shadow secretary for employment rights.
Most people had taken a while to remember that McDonald had actually been in the shadow cabinet. And that included Keir Starmer who – when reminded – sounded almost thrilled that the last Corbynista in his top team had done a runner.
