Alex Christoforou
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The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss a small group of UK Labour MPs decision to quit the party and sit as Independent MPs in the house of commons.
Their excuse for leaving Labour was directed at leader Jeremy Corbyn for presiding over an “institutionally anti-Semitic” party. The real reason they are leaving Labour is because they are staunch remain MPs and are hoping to derail Brexit.
The seven Labour MPs quitting the party to become ‘The Independent Group’, are Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.
RT reports that Luciana Berger, the MP for Liverpool Wavertree took to the stage first, to claim that she could not stay in the party any more because it had become “institutionally anti-Semitic.”
Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham, a prominent ‘People’s Vote’ advocate appealed to all MPs, not just Labour, to join their group, as the current parties are part of the problem, not the solution.
He argued that “It is time we dumped this country’s old fashioned politics.” Umunna claimed the UK needed a political party “fit for the hear and now” and the “first step in leaving the tribal politics behind.”
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Labour MP Split Is A Cheap And Final Ploy To Derail BREXIT by The Duran
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 179. The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss a small group of UK Labour MPs decision to quit the party and sit as Independent MPs in the house of commons. Their excuse for leaving Labour was directed at leader Jeremy Corbyn for presiding over an “institutionally anti-Semitic” party.
https://twitter.com/TheIndGroup/status/1097447099866775557
Via RT…
Twitter has been rocked by the sudden departure of seven Labour MPs to form their own Independent Group, with party supporters feverishly debating whether the move is better for the party, or a wake-up call to Jeremy Corbyn.
Former shadow cabinet minister Chuka Umunna along with MPs Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey have all jumped ship in the biggest Labour Party split since 1981, when the so-called “gang of four” left to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
In a press conference, Umunna stated that the established parties “cannot be the change because they have become the problem” arguing that it is “time we dumped this country’s old-fashioned politics.”
Jewish MP Luciana Berger said she was “embarrassed and ashamed” at what the Labour Party had become and criticized her former party for becoming “sickeningly institutionally racist.”
“I am leaving behind a culture of bullying, bigotry and intimidation. I look forward to a future serving with colleagues who respect each other,” she added.
Reaction to the news online has been a mixture of shock and dismay, to outright derision. Some Labour supporters were quick to delight in the departures, suggesting the party will be stronger without detractors undermining it from within.
George Aylett on Twitter: “SDP were made up of senior figures in the Labour Party who held important positions of power.One of the #LabourSplit MPs is just well known for talking about milk in Parliament. https://t.co/yaGDg6estH / Twitter”
SDP were made up of senior figures in the Labour Party who held important positions of power.One of the #LabourSplit MPs is just well known for talking about milk in Parliament. https://t.co/yaGDg6estH
Natalie Rowe on Twitter: “Good riddance to those MP’s that have stepped down. Magnificent 7 my arse. 🙄 #LabourSplit / Twitter”
Good riddance to those MP’s that have stepped down. Magnificent 7 my arse. 🙄 #LabourSplit
https://twitter.com/harriepw/status/1097453017182420992
Owen Jones on Twitter: “They’ve got the much sought after Katie Hopkins endorsement #LabourSplit pic.twitter.com/1SYLKt9bA4 / Twitter”
They’ve got the much sought after Katie Hopkins endorsement #LabourSplit pic.twitter.com/1SYLKt9bA4
Others though said it was time for Jeremy Corbyn to take the criticism seriously.
Nick Tyrone on Twitter: “The meltdown on Twitter from the Corbynistas is pretty entertaining this morning. So much for the “who cares?” shrug they wanted to pose with before it happened. #LabourSplit / Twitter”
The meltdown on Twitter from the Corbynistas is pretty entertaining this morning. So much for the “who cares?” shrug they wanted to pose with before it happened. #LabourSplit
Anila Dhami on Twitter: “Maybe this was their answer to a second referendum… Rise of a new party that focuses on the people’s voice will give the public an alternative politics rather than a single political problem #Brexit #LabourSplit / Twitter”
Maybe this was their answer to a second referendum… Rise of a new party that focuses on the people’s voice will give the public an alternative politics rather than a single political problem #Brexit #LabourSplit
Sophie Walker on Twitter: “Glad to hear the Independent Group saying what WE have been for years now: politics is broken, political parties don’t ‘own’ votes but must earn them, it is hard but vital to stand up for something new, you must build it from the ground up. And collaboration is key. #LabourSplit / Twitter”
Glad to hear the Independent Group saying what WE have been for years now: politics is broken, political parties don’t ‘own’ votes but must earn them, it is hard but vital to stand up for something new, you must build it from the ground up. And collaboration is key. #LabourSplit
Meanwhile, some Twitter users commented on Young Labour’s somewhat barbed response to the situation.
https://twitter.com/Sara_Rose_G/status/1097446554519117824
Christian Adams on Twitter: “#LabourSplit @standardnews pic.twitter.com/xWg5Culxes / Twitter”
LabourSplit @standardnews pic.twitter.com/xWg5Culxes
https://twitter.com/NinaDSchick/status/1097453467092897795
Richard Littler on Twitter: “”Siri, what’s the left-wing version of gammon?”Same rhetoric. Swap red flag for Union Jack and it’s the front page of the Daily Mail. #LabourSplit https://t.co/aUeoWPCbvM / Twitter”
“Siri, what’s the left-wing version of gammon?”Same rhetoric. Swap red flag for Union Jack and it’s the front page of the Daily Mail. #LabourSplit https://t.co/aUeoWPCbvM
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All these so called “breakaway remainer” MP’s should respect the peoples decision to leave the EU and if they can’t do that, they should stand down as MP’s as they are not fit and proper people to hold such position!.
IT is a dark cell in politics, when politics come together to defeat Brexit. These 7 or more mps, will swing the balance in May’s favour, so she will have Britain tied to her x enemy, plus France who always despises Brits, with the polish puppet, they have England over a Fascist barrel. Corbyn knows this, so to hoodwink the electorate, they have done the setup, to have the EU, control. And the Brits might not wake up to the plot, mrs May need to keep Brits under the heel of evil. Up to the Lord now,