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Laura Smith MP, then Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, with then Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn at the Crosville Social Club in Crewe, November 6, 2019
TRADE union leaders praised former Labour MP Laura Smith as she announced her resignation from the party today.
The former shadow Cabinet Office minister under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership slammed hypocrisy in politics and accused Labour of policing thought crimes.
Ms Smith, who was MP for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019, called for a general strike to bring down the Tory government at the 2018 Labour conference.
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