Bob Ainsworth rules himself out of shadow cabinet role

Former defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has ruled himself out of a role in the shadow cabinet.



Mr Ainsworth, Labour MP for Coventry North East, has said he wants to concentrate on his duties for the city and constituents.

He spent 15 years on the front bench holding various ministerial posts.

But, he has said that once the Labour leadership election is resolved next month then he would prefer to remain on the back benches.

Sorry Tashe old chap, I'm heartbroken! - Sarcasm, for those that think I'm going soft.

His record to date can be found here http://icserver.no-ip.biz/coventry/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2587&p=4518&hilit=Ainsworth#p4518