Senior Labour leaders from the Midlands resign
Five senior Labour leaders from the Midlands have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet today in protest of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
Birmingham Yardley MP calls for calm: "Any of the hate crimes we're seeing have got to stop"
Following the historic Brexit Vote the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley Jess Phillips says it's a time for diverse communities to come together.
She herself favoured remaining in the EU but says the priority now is to look to the future. She's also been explaining why she resigned from her junior post in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet today.
She spoke to our political correspondent Alison Mackenzie:
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MP for Chesterfield resigns from shadow cabinet post
Toby Perkins, the MP for Chesterfield, has resigned as shadow armed forces minister saying the Labour Party "needs a change at the top".
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Corbyn says he will not stand down as Labour leader
He said he will stand for leader again if a fresh contest is held amid growing calls for him to stand down within the party.
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Tom Watson at Glastonbury as party divisions erupt
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson was enjoying a silent disco at Glastonbury Festival as the party leadership became embroiled in civil war.