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Britain's Labour Party splits over Brexit and anti-Semitism

Published 18/02/2019, 10:38
Updated 18/02/2019, 10:40
© Reuters. Britain's Labour Party MP Chuka Umunna arrives at a news conference in London

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven lawmakers split from Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday, saying that the party leadership's failures over Brexit, anti-Semitism and a culture of bullying in the party had left them no choice.

The group of lawmakers, calling themselves "The Independent Group", included Chuka Umunna, who had at one point been seen as a future leadership candidate, and Luciana Berger, who has been outspoken about the party's approach to anti-Semitism.

© Reuters. Britain's Labour Party MP Chuka Umunna arrives at a news conference in London

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was disappointed in their decision to leave the party.

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the uk is ripe for a new centrist party, tories have gone to far with the NHS and labour have gone way to far left. we need a party committed to low taxes in order to attract foreign investment and job creation that will also commit at least 6% spending increase year on year for the nhs
Well about time, how could anybody follow the Toxic bunch of present leaders within the Labour party. I will never again vote Labour whilst the likes of Corbyn, Abbot , and the rest of the misguided bunch of socialist extremist's have control of my party......
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