Paul Flynn to be appointed Shadow Welsh Secretary
Newport West MP Paul Flynn is to be appointed Shadow Welsh Secretary. He initially stepped to Labour's front bench on Thursday following mass resignations from the shadow cabinet.
Newport West MP Paul Flynn is to be appointed Shadow Welsh Secretary. He initially stepped to Labour's front bench on Thursday following mass resignations from the shadow cabinet.
The latest Labour MP to resign as a shadow minister is Nick Thomas-Symonds who represents Torfaen.
The Shadow Employment Minister said the decision was made with "enormous regret".
It is with enormous regret that I have resigned as Shadow Employment Minister. https://t.co/KWe52wgVQc
The appointment of 81 year old Paul Flynn as Shadow Welsh Secretary has been welcomed by senior Conservative backbencher David Davies.
Newport West MP Paul Flynn appeared on the Labour frontbench and called for "all-octogenarian" shortlists so there'd be more MPs like him.
The two men who ran Wales Stronger in Europe have revealed where they think the campaign went wrong -and call for Jeremy Corbyn to resign.