In her resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer , Ms Duffield criticised the decision to keep the two-child benefit cap and means-test the winter fuel payment, as well as his acceptance of free gifts.
MP Rosie Duffield accused the Government of 'sleaze, nepotism and greed' as she resigned the Labour whip today.
In the letter published by the Sunday Times she said: 'Since the change of government in July, the revelations of hypocrisy have been staggering and increasingly outrageous. Ms Duffield used her resignation to deliver a scathing criticism of what she called the PM's 'heavy-handed management tactics' and lack of inspiring leadershipMs Duffield was first elected as a Labour MP in the 2017 snap election, taking the Kent seat from the Conservatives.
Ms Duffield branded Sir Keir's politics as neither 'wise' or the 'the politics of service', and accused him of regularly repeating the need to make 'tough decisions' which do not directly affect MPs 'The sleaze, nepotism and apparent avarice are off the scale. I am so ashamed of what you and your inner circle have done to tarnish and humiliate our once proud party.'
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