Sky News reporting that there will be an announcement by a group of Labour MPs about the future of a British politics. Are we finally seeing the split?
Seven Labour MPs just resigned from the party - they are going under the name The Independent Group.
Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes, Chris Leslie, Luciana Berger, Chuka Umunna
Interesting times - Ann Coffey is my local MP as it goes and is very solid here.
Some moderate voices to balance out the more polarising figures of Berger and Umunna.
Some good speeches that felt real, but not getting much of a bigger picture or vision of what the next steps are.
Will any Tories break? I notice they’re not forming a new party but sitting as independents, perhaps to entice Tories.
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I imagine Anna Soubry’s phone is currently very busy.
It would probably (sadly) be the end of her career if she did, Broxtowe is a marginal seat as it is and she’s not particularly popular here. That said, I’d vote for her or any other member of this Independent Group over Tory or Labour at the moment.
I find it hilarious that the Corbyn Cult is demanding by elections for all seven. I’m not the only one on Twitter pointing out the irony of seeking a new election after two years to make they still have the confidence of the people.
Of course, a People’s Vote would be the exact same thing!
[Carnac the Magnificient]Name seven new candidates for the Democratic nomination.[/Carnac the Magnificent]
For such a prolific twitterer she’s been rather quiet today.
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Joan Ryan has quit Labour, making 7 become 8.
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And now three Tories have resigned and joined the Independent Group: Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen and Sarah Wollaston.
Just in time for Prime Ministers Questions!
Pleased to see Soubry’s joined them. Already seeing calls for her to resign and force a by-election, sadly, along with people saying the same about Chris Leslie. I think MPs have better thinsg to do right now than force unnecessary elections…
I’m not the only one on Twitter pointing out the irony of asking the MPs to stand for a new election two years after they were elected to make sure they still maintain the confidence of the people while the Leavers oppose a People’s Vote.
Putin sits backs, and watches with a smirk.
Another one gone: Ian Austin leaves Labour.
There’s a satirical Twitter account that had a great quote: the Labour Party, for the cult, not the many. Pretty much sums up Labour under Corbyn.
What is the “Black Country” referred to in the article, as the area he was representing?
It’s a coal mining area historically. Nothing to do with race.
Who brought race into it? I just wanted to know what part of the country it was.
The Black Country is west of Birmingham towards Wolverhampton where was a coal seam very near the surface and gave rise to polluting heavy industry. I daresay it is somewhat lighter hued in these post industrial times. But the name lives on referring to the local culture and dialect. The boundaries of the Black Country are open to interpretation.
Labour now backs a second referendum. Obviously, there were many more defections yet to come. I don’t think Corbyn really gives a hoot about the EU, he’s far too interested in Israel and Venezuela rather than his own continent.