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I know what it’s like to get the sack – I was banned from quite a few ships for my union activity!

I wasn’t happy but I kept positive and didn’t let it get me down.

As a politician , I lost the odd shadow minister role too. I thoroughly enjoyed being shadow employment minister.

But Neil Kinnock moved me to energy to make way for a young guy called Blair.

I disagreed but didn’t moan. I got on with being as good in my new role as I tried to be in my last.

But these days there’s almost a sense of entitlement from some of today’s politicians.

I thought Michael Dugher showed very little grace when Jeremy removed him as Shadow Culture Minister.

A party leader is entitled to choose the best team.

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Dugher’s hostile attitude on Twitter prior to, and after, his sacking undoubtedly proved Corbyn was right to remove him.

So can we stop this petty internal war? It’s highly damaging and often abusive, not only from senior MPs on the left and right but also from political advisers.

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Crucial Labour attacks on rail fares and flood mismanagement were drowned out by the reshuffle and three frontbench MPs publicly resigning in protest.

One, Stephen Doughty, a former special adviser, agreed a deal with the BBC and political editor Laura Kuenssberg to quit live on TV!

We’re the Labour Party for God’s sake, not the Big Brother house! So can we please concentrate on turning our fire on the Tories and not on ourselves.

This year we have crucial elections in Wales, Scotland, London and England and possibly a vote on staying in the EU.

If these “noises off” continue we’ll be failing millions hammered by the Tories and might even exit the EU. So stop complaining and start campaigning.