Melanie Onn has resigned from Labour's front bench in order to defy a three line whip on voting for a second EU referendum. The (now) former Shadow Minister for Housing represents Great Grimsby, one of the most pro-Leave constituencies in 2016 with a whopping 71%. Melanie's majority in Grimsby was almost halved between 2015 and 2017, so in voting against the second referendum she clearly has an eye on safeguarding her seat.
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Three other front benchers abstained from the vote - Andrew Gwynne, Ian Lavery and Jon Trickett. A number of backbench Labour MPs also rebelled or abstained. It seems that the so-called 'People's Vote' is going to cause some grief for the party in the weeks ahead.
