		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/shadow-chancellor-johnson-quits.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Alan Johnson, pictured with Labour leader Ed Miliband, has quit his role as shadow chancellor" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-shadow-chancellor-johnson-quits.jpg" alt="Alan Johnson, pictured with Labour leader Ed Miliband, has quit his role as shadow chancellor"/></a></p>
<p>Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson has dramatically quit the Labour front bench, citing &#8220;personal issues&#8221;.</p>
<p>In a blow for Labour leader Ed Miliband, Mr Johnson abruptly announced that he could not cope with issues facing his family while in the role.</p>
<p>Ed Balls, currently shadow home secretary, will take his place. Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson was only appointed to the key economic portfolio in October but has faced repeated questions about his suitability for the job.</p>
<p>In a statement, he said: &#8220;I have decided to resign from the Shadow Cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family. I have found it difficult to cope with these personal issues in my private life whilst carrying out an important front bench role.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am grateful to Ed Miliband for giving me the opportunity to serve as shadow chancellor of the Exchequer. He is proving to be a formidable leader of the Labour Party and has shown me nothing but support and kindness. My time in Parliament will now be dedicated to serving my constituents and supporting the Labour Party. I will make no further comment about this matter.&#8221;</p>
<p>A Labour reshuffle will see Douglas Alexander become shadow foreign secretary, Liam Byrne will be shadow work and pensions secretary and Tessa Jowell takes over as shadow Cabinet Office minister.</p>
<p>In a statement, Mr Miliband insisted Labour had a &#8220;strong, confident&#8221; Shadow Cabinet.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;It is with great regret that I have accepted the resignation of Alan Johnson. As shadow chancellor and a politician who held five Cabinet positions, Alan showed real leadership on issues that mattered to families across our country, warning of the dangers posed by the Government&#8217;s gamble on growth and jobs, promoting educational opportunity and delivering neighbourhood policing.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added that Mr Johnson&#8217;s resignation was for personal reasons and &#8220;nothing to do with the job&#8221;, adding that the party&#8217;s economic policy would be unchanged.</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd48c383061">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd48c383061',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
