For Mr Field, anger over his support for the government in key Brexit votes in July resulted in a no-confidence vote in his local party which he is thought to have lost by 30 votes to 18. Veteran MP Frank Field has resigned the Labour whip in parliament claiming the party's leadership was turning into a "force for anti-Semitism in British politics". Field, who represents Birkenhead near Liverpool, is considering triggering a by-election, in which he would stand as an independent Labour MP. The veteran MP, whose father served with the Royal Air Force, said that while his decision to resign from Labour's front bench had been made after discussions with party members, it came at a time when there were Field's critics said he had quit because he was facing deselection after recently losing a vote of no confidence over his support for Brexit.
Veteran MP Frank Field has resigned the Labour whip in parliament claiming the party's leadership was turning into a "force for anti-Semitism in British politics". Field, who represents Birkenhead near Liverpool, is considering triggering a by-election, in which he would stand as an independent Labour MP. The veteran MP, whose father served with the Royal Air Force, said that while his decision to resign from Labour's front bench had been made after discussions with party members, it came at a time when there were Field's critics said he had quit because he was facing deselection after recently losing a vote of no confidence over his support for Brexit.