Labour's Shadow Education secretary Pat Glass quits after two days

Pat Glass has resigned her post in the shadow cabinet
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Sebastian Mann29 June 2016
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Pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to resign has intensified as he faced fresh resignations from the front bench - including one MP appointed to the shadow cabinet just two days ago.

Pat Glass had been handed the education brief as the Labour leader struggled to find sufficient loyalists to form a team in the wake of a mass walkout and massive vote of no confidence.

"It is with a heavy heart that I have today resigned. My dream job but the situation is untenable," she said as Corbyn allies braced themselves for a formal challenge.

She was joined by Emma Lewell-Buck who said she was "heartbroken at the state of the party" and could no longer continue as shadow local government minister.

It came after last night's vote of no confidence, in which 172 Labour MPs told their leader he should resign.

But Mr Corbyn has refused to stand down and insisted he had a mandate from Labout members to be the leader.

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