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| The year in resignations by politicians no one had ever heard of before | The year in resignations by politicians no one had ever heard of before |
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| There were some high-profile political resignations this year - Ed Miliband springs to mind, along with Nick Clegg and, for a brief moment, Nigel Farage. But a number of other leave-takers may have escaped your notice, possibly because you’d never heard of them in the first place. Here, then is a brief guide to the more obscure resignations of 2015. | There were some high-profile political resignations this year - Ed Miliband springs to mind, along with Nick Clegg and, for a brief moment, Nigel Farage. But a number of other leave-takers may have escaped your notice, possibly because you’d never heard of them in the first place. Here, then is a brief guide to the more obscure resignations of 2015. |
| Emma Reynolds, Labour | Emma Reynolds, Labour |
| Reynolds took on the role of shadow secretary of state for communities and local government in May after Labour’s disastrous election. It turned out to be a bit of a summer job – she quit the day Jeremy Corbyn won. | Reynolds took on the role of shadow secretary of state for communities and local government in May after Labour’s disastrous election. It turned out to be a bit of a summer job – she quit the day Jeremy Corbyn won. |
| Likely to be heard of again? Quite possibly. You can’t predict anything about the future of the Labour party at the moment. | Likely to be heard of again? Quite possibly. You can’t predict anything about the future of the Labour party at the moment. |
| Geoffrey Cox, Conservative | Geoffrey Cox, Conservative |
| The Tory MP resigned from the parliamentary standards failed to declare £325k of outside income within the 28-day notification limit. Cox, a barrister, is one of parliament’s biggest earners: in 2014 he declared a total of £820,867. | |
| Likely to be heard of again? Not unless you find yourself in need of a really expensive barrister. | Likely to be heard of again? Not unless you find yourself in need of a really expensive barrister. |
| Lord Sewel, Labour | Lord Sewel, Labour |
| The Labour peer terminated his membership of the House of Lords after he was filmed taking cocaine in the company of prostitutes. Expelling him might have been a long and tiresome process, but fortunately Sewel decided that he could “best serve the house by leaving it”. | The Labour peer terminated his membership of the House of Lords after he was filmed taking cocaine in the company of prostitutes. Expelling him might have been a long and tiresome process, but fortunately Sewel decided that he could “best serve the house by leaving it”. |
| Likely to be heard of again? The prostitutes and cocaine thing was probably the most famous thing he’ll ever be involved in. | Likely to be heard of again? The prostitutes and cocaine thing was probably the most famous thing he’ll ever be involved in. |
| Lord Warner, Labour | Lord Warner, Labour |
| A former health minister in Tony Blair’s government, Warner resigned the whip in October, saying Labour was “no longer a credible party” under Jeremy Corbyn. | A former health minister in Tony Blair’s government, Warner resigned the whip in October, saying Labour was “no longer a credible party” under Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Likely to be heard of again? Not really. As John Prescott tweeted: “Lord Warner. A minister you’ve never heard of who wanted to charge people £10 a month to use the NHS. No credibility. No great loss.” | Likely to be heard of again? Not really. As John Prescott tweeted: “Lord Warner. A minister you’ve never heard of who wanted to charge people £10 a month to use the NHS. No credibility. No great loss.” |
| Lord Grabiner, Labour | Lord Grabiner, Labour |
| He followed Lord Warner’s lead a few days later, saying his resignation was a matter of conscience. Turned out he hasn’t voted in the Lords since 2013 anyway. | He followed Lord Warner’s lead a few days later, saying his resignation was a matter of conscience. Turned out he hasn’t voted in the Lords since 2013 anyway. |
| Likely to be heard of again? He’s still a Labour member and he’s still in the Lords, sitting as a crossbencher. So, no. | Likely to be heard of again? He’s still a Labour member and he’s still in the Lords, sitting as a crossbencher. So, no. |
| Garry Burchett | Garry Burchett |
| The chairman of the Aberconwy Conservative Association stepped down after an email exchange came to light detailing his lack of support for – and evident dislike of – local MP Guto Bebb. | The chairman of the Aberconwy Conservative Association stepped down after an email exchange came to light detailing his lack of support for – and evident dislike of – local MP Guto Bebb. |
| Likely to be heard of again? Probably not. Guto Bebb, on the other hand, has a name nobody who hears it will forget in a hurry. | Likely to be heard of again? Probably not. Guto Bebb, on the other hand, has a name nobody who hears it will forget in a hurry. |