Chris Bryant MP: Why I am not leaving the Labour Party

You need a team to win a match, a crowd to move a mountain and a movement to change the political weather.

I’d be lying if I said my phone has been ringing off the hook, but I’ve certainly had a fair few texts, emails and WhatsApp messages asking whether I’m joining the seven who left the Labour Party today.

Some of the more tedious ones have come with a nasty dollop of homophobic abuse in a barely-concealed attempt to force me out. I’ve enjoyed telling them, “Stop flirting!”