Carole James has resigned as leader of the troubled BC NDP, blaming infighting in the opposition party.

The announcement was made at a hastily called press conference in Victoria on Monday, when she said she will step down as soon as an interim leader is elected, blaming squabbling among her caucus.

James said the decision wasn’t an easy one, but disagreements surrounding her leadership had caused the party to grind to a halt.

“Over the last two months we’ve seen some members of our caucus decide to use their time and energy infighting instead of working on behalf of British Columbians,” she told reporters.

“My time and energy is leader is consumed by infighting, and that’s not right.”

A so-called “baker’s dozen” of 13 dissident MLAs has been publicly lobbying for James to resign.

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