NEW: Big news from Brighton- Shadow Cabinet Minister @AndyMcDonaldMP has resigned. He says his position was “untenable.” Blames Starmer’s office for instructing him to go into a meeting to argue against £15 min wage. Says Starmer is not honouring the pledges on which he ran. 
To be clear Starmer pledged a £10min wage not £15 when running. But left has been accusing Starmer all week (and before) of retreating from his campaign pledges more broadly and running the party in a v different way than he outlined in the campaign (with some justification).
McDonald has been unhappy with the direction of the party under Starmer’s leadership for some time. But he could barely have chosen a more explosive moment or style in which to resign.
Problematic for Labour leadership. Conference was starting to look successful. Reeves speech well received. Momentum building to Wednesday. Now it’s all about this.
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