DHAKA: Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet amid claims he was encouraging ministers to resign should Jeremy Corbyn ignore a vote of no confidence.

Labour’s leader faces a vote of no confidence over claims he was “lackluster” during the EU referendum, reports the BBC.

A Labour source told the BBC Corbyn had “lost confidence” in Benn.

Benn said there was “widespread concern” about Corbyn’s “leadership and his ability to win an election”.

He added: “There is no confidence to win the next election if Jeremy continues as leader.

“In a phone call to Jeremy I told him I had lost confidence in his ability to lead the party and he dismissed me.”

BDST: 1150 HRS, JUN 26, 2016
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