Listen to Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth and Ayesha Hazarika on Tristram Hunt’s departure:
Another month, another Labour MP resigns. Following Jamie Reed’s resignation in December, Tristram Hunt has quit as the MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central to take on a role as the director of the V&A.
In his resignation letter, Hunt says that ‘there were very few jobs’ that would have convinced him to stand down but ‘the post of Director of the V&A — the world’s greatest museum of art, design and performance — is just that’. However, given that Hunt is one of Corbyn’s most vocal critics — and branded ‘hostile’ by the leadership — few will see his decision as Hunt merely being wooed by a better job offer.
Hunt has refused to be a part of Corbyn’s shadow cabinet and has been openly critical of the Labour leader’s policies and approach to the PLP.
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