Jodi McKay Resigns ‘With a Very Heavy Heart’ from NSW Labor Leadership

NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay speaks with media outside Green Trees Estate in Sydney, Australia, on July 24, 2020. AAP Image/James Gourley

Jodi McKay has resigned as opposition leader of the New South Wales (NSW) Labor party, which comes after a bruising week that saw two MPs quit her shadow cabinet over a “dirt dossier” and a by-election loss in Australia’s Upper Hunter region.

McKay said she was resigning despite having the “support of my caucus and our wonderful party members” at a tearful press conference on Friday.