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The first shadow minister to depart the [[Official Opposition frontbench|Opposition frontbench]] was [[Hilary Benn]], the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Shadow Foreign Secretary]], on 26 June.<ref name="Benn">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36632539 |title=Brexit: Hilary Benn sacked as Corbyn faces 'no confidence' pressure |date=26 June 2016 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Over the course of the day, he was joined by 11 other Shadow Cabinet members, all expressing concern with Corbyn's ability to lead the party into the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boffey |first1=Daniel |last2=Phipps |first2=Claire |last3=Asthana |first3=Anushka |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/hilary-benn-revolt-jeremy-corbyn|title=Labour in crisis: shadow ministers resign in protests against Corbyn |date=26 June 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> On the following day, 27 June, a further eight members resigned, including [[Angela Eagle]], the [[Shadow First Secretary of State|most senior Shadow Secretary of State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Frontbenchers Angela Eagle and John Healey resign |url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-27/frontbenchers-angela-eagle-and-john-healey-resign/ |publisher=[[ITV News]] |date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
The first shadow minister to depart the [[Official Opposition frontbench|Opposition frontbench]] was [[Hilary Benn]], the [[Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Shadow Foreign Secretary]], on 26 June.<ref name="Benn">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36632539 |title=Brexit: Hilary Benn sacked as Corbyn faces 'no confidence' pressure |date=26 June 2016 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Over the course of the day, he was joined by 11 other Shadow Cabinet members, all expressing concern with Corbyn's ability to lead the party into the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boffey |first1=Daniel |last2=Phipps |first2=Claire |last3=Asthana |first3=Anushka |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/hilary-benn-revolt-jeremy-corbyn|title=Labour in crisis: shadow ministers resign in protests against Corbyn |date=26 June 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> On the following day, 27 June, a further eight members resigned, including [[Angela Eagle]], the [[Shadow First Secretary of State|most senior Shadow Secretary of State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Frontbenchers Angela Eagle and John Healey resign |url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-27/frontbenchers-angela-eagle-and-john-healey-resign/ |publisher=[[ITV News]] |date=27 June 2016}}</ref>


[[Tom Watson (Labour politician)|Tom Watson]], the [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|deputy party leader]], remained in his position while openly criticising Corbyn's leadership.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-in-crisis-shadow-ministers-resign-in-protests-jeremy-corbyn|title=Labour in crisis: Tom Watson criticises Hilary Benn sacking|date=26 June 2016|last1=Asthana |first1=Anushka |last2=Syal |first2=Rajeev |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Unlike the other members of the Shadow Cabinet, Watson could not be removed by Corbyn as he had been [[2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election|elected]], not appointed. This enabled him to put public pressure on Corbyn to resign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merrick |first=Jane |title=The fate of the MPs who plotted a coup against Corbyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/20/mps-plotted-coup-jeremy-corbyn-coup-where-are-they-now |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
[[Tom Watson (Labour politician)|Tom Watson]], the [[Deputy leader of the Labour Party (UK)|deputy party leader]], remained in his position while openly criticising Corbyn's leadership.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-in-crisis-shadow-ministers-resign-in-protests-jeremy-corbyn|title=Labour in crisis: Tom Watson criticises Hilary Benn sacking|date=26 June 2016|last1=Asthana |first1=Anushka |last2=Syal |first2=Rajeev |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Unlike the other members of the Shadow Cabinet, Watson could not be removed by Corbyn as he had been [[2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election|elected]], not appointed. This enabled him to put public pressure on Corbyn to resign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merrick |first=Jane |title=The fate of the MPs who plotted a coup against Corbyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/20/mps-plotted-coup-jeremy-corbyn-coup-where-are-they-now |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 December 2016}}</ref>


Corbyn's allies in the Shadow Cabinet ([[Diane Abbott]], [[John McDonnell]], [[Emily Thornberry]] and [[Jon Trickett]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-26/corbyn-loyalists-thornbury-and-abbott-urge-against-coup/|title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Corbyn loyalists Thornbury and Abbott urge against coup|date=26 June 2016|publisher=ITV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36638041 |title=Corbyn will not resign say allies amid battle with MPs|publisher=BBC News|date=27 June 2016}}</ref> all refused to stand down, condemning the actions of their former colleagues as a "coup" against the democratically elected party leader. [[Andy Burnham]], the [[Shadow Home Secretary]] and leadership candidate [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|in 2015]], also announced that he would not resign, saying that he believed that "civil war" in the party was a bad idea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-26/burnham-will-not-take-part-in-coup-against-corbyn/|title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Burnham will not take part in 'coup' against Corbyn|date=26 June 2016|publisher=ITV News}}</ref>
Corbyn's allies in the Shadow Cabinet ([[Diane Abbott]], [[John McDonnell]], [[Emily Thornberry]] and [[Jon Trickett]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-26/corbyn-loyalists-thornbury-and-abbott-urge-against-coup/|title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Corbyn loyalists Thornbury and Abbott urge against coup|date=26 June 2016|publisher=ITV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36638041 |title=Corbyn will not resign say allies amid battle with MPs|publisher=BBC News|date=27 June 2016}}</ref> all refused to stand down, condemning the actions of their former colleagues as a "coup" against the democratically elected party leader. [[Andy Burnham]], the [[Shadow Home Secretary]] and leadership candidate [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|in 2015]], also announced that he would not resign, saying that he believed that "civil war" in the party was a bad idea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-06-26/burnham-will-not-take-part-in-coup-against-corbyn/|title=Live updates: Labour leadership crisis: Burnham will not take part in 'coup' against Corbyn|date=26 June 2016|publisher=ITV News}}</ref>
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