A Question of Loyalty

Jeremy Corbyn's 'revenge reshuffle' is back in the news today as the Sunday papers get their say on the the way the whole affair was handled. 

Apparently, Pat McFadden was sacked fas Shadow Europe Minister for putting this question to David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions following the murderous terrorist attacks in Paris:

"May I ask the Prime Minister to reject the view that sees terrorist acts as always being a response or a reaction to what we in the west do? Does he agree that such an approach risks infantilising the terrorists and treating them like children, when the truth is that they are adults who are entirely responsible for what they do?

"No one forces them to kill innocent people in Paris or Beirut. Unless we are clear about that, we will fail even to understand the threat we face, let alone confront it and ultimately overcome it."

In response to which Pat McFadden (a Scot, by the way) had this to say:

"I accepted the post of Shadow Europe Minister because Britain's future in the EU is of crucial importance, particularly when the Conservatives are so divided on the issue. 

"I hope Labour retains its strong and clear position to campaign for the United Kingdom to remain in the EU.

"Tonight Mr Corbyn has told me he does not want me to continue to serve on his front bench, in particular because of questions I asked about terrorism and national security in the Commons statement following the Paris terrorist attacks. 

"It is his prerogative to decide his front bench team and I will continue to support and work for Labour in any way I can."

Now in the days leading up to Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle his official press spokesperson (Seumas Milne) was briefing the media that Pat McFadden was about to be sacked for showing 'disloyalty' to the Labour leader.

Yet try as I might, I can find no trace of disloyalty or dishonesty in Pat McFadden's question at PMQs.