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18 July 2016

Lilian Greenwood MP: Jeremy Corbyn continually undermined me in the job I loved

An abridged version of the speech the former shadow Transport secretary gave to her constituency party members.

By Lilian Greenwood

Last Thursday I met with Nottingham South Labour Party members to explain my recent decision to resign from Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet. Most members weren’t able to attend that meeting and many constituents have also been in touch to ask me to explain why I felt it necessary to resign. 

With this in mind I thought it would be helpful to reproduce my speech here:

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