Breakaway Labour MP’s

It isn’t a new party

is Chuka the new party leader , if so, which party ?

‘Ed Milliband Party Grandee’. ??
There’s four words I’d never thought I’d see in the one sentence!

Mike Gapes is my MP. I will still vote for him now that he will stand as an Independent. I had been thinking of not voting in the next election if Corbyn was still leader of the Labour Party.

Well if you repeatedly tell somebody to ' bugger off ' by threats, bullying and intimidation don't be surprised if they do!

Good points trisher. This is not the start of a centrist party at all hence no Tories will join. It’s the next step in wanting a different leader.

If you google "The Independent group" you will find their website.

One has to wonder about the commitment of a man who stood for theLabour leadership, lasted 3 days and dropped out because he couldn't stand the press intrusion. Anyone want to take bets on how long his stance as a "new party leader" will last? Anyone know who is funding the new party?

Well said POGS

Hopefully this works.

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The media speech by the MP's.

This new independent group has a list of values. Missing electoral reform, and notably civil liberties, and the environment is low on the list, but otherwise a pretty good summation of LibDem values.

I listened to the live coverage and I couldn't help but note everything they said about antisemitism in the Labour Party, bullying and intimidation in the party , are the fruition of what some of us have been posting would/could happen when the Jeremy for Leader/ Corbyn /Momentum Party was formed.

I have no idea if anybody will join them from ANY political party but it certainly took guts to do what they did and apart from their Brexit stance I thought their reasoning was pretty sound.

I especially liked the fact they acknowledged the return of the programme of the old far left that uses class warfare and division of people to win votes.

Just seen this on TV. They pointed us to a new website.
Can't find it!
Anyone know where their website is?

Seems though that the Remainer MP’s (most of parliament then) are still split as this now:

People's Vote distances itself from new group

A spokesperson for the campaign has sought to quickly distance itself from the pro-EU breakaway group.

“We are not a political party, nor are we ever going to allow ourselves to be associated with just one faction of any political party," they said.

"We are a campaign for a People’s Vote. We are supported by a cross-party group of MPs, as well as by members of the public from all parties and of none.

“Some MPs will have their own reasons for wanting to resign from a particular political party but, as a campaign, we are still working towards securing the support of the Labour front bench."

This is why we will be leaving on 29 March!

Corbyn is disappointed

We badly need hope and an end to all the hate and bickering. I'm not sure if can come from politics or another force for good.

Whatever

But unnecessary, pedantic, nit picking, accurate

Thank God, now I may be able to have some faith in politics again.

But accurate.

Maryeliza yes pedantic

Here’s my prediction, no Tory MP will join.

Listening to them all they stand for traditional Labour values - the big dividing issues are failure to tackle anti-Semitism and Brexit.

At last a bit of hope on the horizon. I do hope some Tories get on board.

The seven are standing as ‘a new group’, i am tempted ,
Chuka said they have a website for anyone wishing to sign up