Feeney falls on sword over British ties

Federal Labor MP David Feeney has resigned from parliament after failing to locate documents renouncing his British citizenship and won't recontest his seat.

DAVID FEENEY'S TIME IN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

* Federal Labor MP David Feeney has resigned from parliament after failing to locate documents renouncing his British citizenship.

* Yet he can find documents renouncing his Irish ties.

* Feeney was elected as a Labor senator for Victoria in 2007.

* He switched houses in 2013 after winning the Melbourne seat of Batman.

* He had a stint as parliamentary secretary for Defence from 2010-2013.

* Feeney was considered one of Labor's faceless men - a factional warlord.

* In 2016, he forgot to declare a $2.3 million investment property on the parliamentary register.