Hartlepool MP Mike Hill has resigned from his parliamentary seat with immediate effect. No reasons have been given publicly, but the now-former MP has been defending a sexual harassment claim.
Labour insiders say discussions are already underway among the party’s leadership about which right-wing former MP will be parachuted in, denying members a meaningful say yet again in who represents them.
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