Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer ’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party. The Canterbury MP will sit as an independent after resigning the Labour whip “with immediate effect”.

Rosie Duffield will sit as an independent after quitting the party she "loves" - and used her resignation letter to attack Keir Starmer over gifts he and his wife received from Lord Alli.

Rosie Duffield MP has quit Labour - and launched an attack upon Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Ms Duffield, 53, is the fastest MP to leave a party after a general election in modern history.

In a resignation letter to Mr Starmer, the Canterbury MP criticised the government’s decision to keep the two-child benefit cap and means-test the winter fuel payment, and accused the Prime Minister of “hypocrisy” over his acceptance of free gifts from donors.

Ms Duffield accuses government of pursuing "cruel and unnecessary" policies and attacks prime minister for "hypocrisy" over free gifts row.

ROSIE Duffield has resigned the Labour whip after accusing the Government of pursuing “cruel and unnecessary” policies. In a resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer, the Canterbury MP

Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, giving up the party whip "with immediate effect". In her resignation letter she attacked Keir Starmer over gifts he and his wife received from Lord Alli.

MP Rosie Duffield says she is quitting Labour over leader Keir Starmer's "cruel" policies and "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of gifts. In her resignation letter, published by the Sunday Times, the MP lambasts Sir Keir Starmer for the “staggering hypocrisy” of accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds while scrapping the winter fuel payment and keeping the two-child benefit cap.

Rosie Duffield has resigned as the Labour MP for Canterbury, becoming the first MP to jump ship since the General Election. In her resignation letter, she criticised Keir Starmer over the high price tag gifts he and his wife received from Lord Alli.

MP Rosie Duffield says she is quitting Labour over Keir Starmer's "cruel" policies and "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of gifts This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.