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Seven MPs quit Labour in protest over Brexit and antisemitism [View all]
Seven Labour MPs, including Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger, have resigned from the party saying they will sit as a new independent group.
Berger, the MP for Liverpool Wavertree, said it had been a “difficult, painful but necessary decision” for them all.
The other five MPs are Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey.
Berger said she had become “embarrassed and ashamed” to be in the Labour party because of its failure to tackle antisemitism in its ranks.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/18/chuka-umunna-and-other-mps-set-to-quit-labour-party
Berger, the MP for Liverpool Wavertree, said it had been a “difficult, painful but necessary decision” for them all.
The other five MPs are Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey.
Berger said she had become “embarrassed and ashamed” to be in the Labour party because of its failure to tackle antisemitism in its ranks.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/18/chuka-umunna-and-other-mps-set-to-quit-labour-party
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