The pub owner admitted he was partly to blame for the situation.

Duffield's relationship with senior figures in the party has especially been strained over her views on trans issues - where she had used social media to outline her own position.She believes there should be protected spaces where those born male are not allowed to go, like domestic violence refuges and prisons, and she is against people being able to self-identify as trans to gain access to those spaces.

Differences with Sir Keir surfaced again during this year’s general election campaign, when he was questioned about his past criticism of her stance on trans issues.She was previously placed under investigation by the party after she liked a tweet from comedy writer Graham Linehan, an outspoken critic of transgender self-identification.In January 2024 she said the party's National Executive Committee

Responding to Duffield’s resignation, Nadia Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East, said: "It is deeply disappointing that she has been allowed the privilege of resigning, as she should have lost the whip a long time ago.”But Dr Simon Opher, Labour's MP for Stroud, said he was "really sorry" the party had lost her.

"While I may not share all her politics, I know that we have everything to gain by working together.”

Tom Tugendhat said Duffield "made her point very clear... Labour Party and Keir Starmer government is not about service. It's not about delivering for the British people. It's about self service."The mother of a terminally ill 11-year-old has spoken of her heartbreak at knowing her daughter may not live past her teens.

Anna Lowri Roberts, from Sarn Mellteyrn, in Gwynedd, was diagnosed withThe illness is a fatal neurological disorder that usually begins in childhood.

The strain Anna has affects just two people in Wales and 39 in the UK, according to the Batten Disease Family Association.With a key symptom being childhood dementia Anna's life expectancy is expected to be limited to her late teens or early twenties.