The Labour Party just isn’t the place for me any more

Former Labour MP Tom Harris has quit the party amid the row over anti-semitism.

Mr Harris, a vocal critic of leader Jeremy Corbyn, said: “It’s just not the place for me any more”.

He said: “I’m just an ordinary member of the Labour Party who has decided to resign after 34 years.

“It felt a bit like a bereavement, I felt a bit emotional, but it’s just not the place for me any more.

“It’s a personal decision.”

Mr Harris, a public relations consultant who fronted the Brexit campaign in Scotland, represented Glasgow Cathcart then Glasgow South from 2001 to 2015, and was transport minister from 2006 to 2008.

He did not confirm if his decision was linked to Mr Corbyn or anti-semitism.

However, it comes as the Labour leader’s efforts to build bridges with the Jewish community have been rebuffed by critics.