Calder Valley MP adds his name to those calling for Prime Minister to resign

The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure from within his own party to resign, with more than 80 Labour MP’s wanting him to set a timetable for his departure.

And this afternoon, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Mr Fenton-Glynn confirmed he agrees that the Prime Minister should go.

He said: "Given the events of today and the local elections, it's very difficult to imagine a world where the Prime Minister leads us into the next election.

"I think he's done a tremendous amount, both bringing us back to power and also what he's done in power, but when it comes to it, we need some kind of an orderly transition for him to set a bit of a timetable, so we've got a bit more certainty and to work out how we get onto a new leader to lead us into the next election and lead us through the second half of our five-year term in government."

When asked how quickly he feels the Prime Minister should leave office, Mr Fenton-Glynn said: "I think if he sets a date, and ideally a date that allows us to get all of our best players on the pitch.

"My general view is that you wouldn't let the England manager only choose players from Liverpool, you'd probably want to let them choose players from Manchester as well, so if we have the opportunity to have all our best players on the pitch, set a date and then we try to find the best person to lead the country and the party into the next election."

The Courier has contacted Mr Fenton-Glynn for comment.