280 members from the Socialist Popular Alliance Party gave their resignations in early November 2013, though the resignations were rejected by Abdel-Ghafar Shukr, the head of the party.[6] The Daily News Egypt site gives the number of resigning members as 304.[7] The resigning members criticized their former party for aligning itself with the military during the transitional period and defending the actions of the police.[7] The policies of the Bread and Freedom Party include wealth redistribution and development.[3]