Two Labour whips have resigned in the aftermath of the first appointments to Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet
Two Labour party whips have resigned in the aftermath of Jeremy Corbyn's first appointments as the re-selected party leader.
Corbyn began rebuilding his team last month with the recruitment of Jonathan Reynolds as the new shadow city minister, and has since made a raft of new appointments.
However, this included a new chief whip in the shape of Nick Brown, replacing the incumbent Rosie Winterton.
And while Labour sources say Conor McGinn and Holly Lynch had expressed a desire to focus more on family and constituency issues, respectively, both were known to be close to Winterton.
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: "We thank Conor McGinn and Holly Lynch for their services. Their positions will be filled in due course".
Among other appointments, Corbyn also handed a promotion to key ally Diane Abbott, who steps up from her role as shadow health secretary to a new brief as shadow home secretary.
Former rebel Sir Keir Starmer also joined the shadow cabinet to serve as shadow Brexit secretary, while Baroness Shami Chakrabarti – ennobled months after completing a report into antisemitism in the party – joins as shadow attorney general.