Change UK: Chuka Umunna resigns from Labour party and launches Independent Group

[Pickman's model]

so the hateful eight go to ocean's 11

 

[danny la rouge]

Three Tory MPs join Labour breakaway group

 

[Wilf]

More certain hereThree Tory MPs defect to fledgling Independent Group

What a difference a day 30 seconds makes!

 

[tim]

 

[DotCommunist]

happy to have called it completely wrong here. This is good, more completely politically opposed egos to fuck each other up

 

[Wilf]

Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston

After Blair's Babes, somewhere a Sun journalist is writing the headline Chuka's Chicks.

 

[tim]

Flounce letter

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

These three seem to have left on a 100% anti-Brexit ticket, no Corbyn, or Antisemitism, bullying claims to fall back on. Surely they can't deny their constituents a 'people's vote' on whether their MP should be an independent or not?

 

[cupid_stunt]

This councillor has gone from Labour to Tory.

Councillor Meadows said “I am delighted that I have been so warmly accepted into the Conservative family, having spent most of my life as a Labour member and councillor.

“Leaving the Labour Party was not an easy decision for me, but today’s Labour Party is not one I recognise, nor the one I joined many years ago.

Leading Brighton Labour councillor defects to Tories

 

[Wilf]

This councillor has gone from Labour to Tory.



Leading Brighton Labour councillor defects to Tories

You could understand a defector forgetting the libdems existed, but you'd think they'd have had the decency to call in for a brew at the Independent Group on their way to Toryhood. No principles politicians today.

 

[mojo pixy]

so the hateful eight go to ocean's 11

It'll be the dirty dozen by teatime

 

[TopCat]

The heat on the tories today then.

 

[cantsin]

wldnt be surprised if Sarah Wollaston did alright down there in Totnes, don't have that lot down as tribal blue blooded Tories tbh

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

You could understand a defector forgetting the libdems existed, but you'd think they'd have had the decency to call in for a brew at the Independent Group on their way to Toryhood. No principles politicians today.

Wednesday's chicken club as well, would be worth stopping by for a nice butterflied breast.

 

[Pickman's model]

The heat on the tories today then.

until corbyn appears

 

[cantsin]

The heat on the tories today then.

the next Lab non ent is probably being cued up for the next flounce as we speak

 

[D'wards]

You could understand a defector forgetting the libdems existed, but you'd think they'd have had the decency to call in for a brew at the Independent Group on their way to Toryhood. No principles politicians today.

I wonder if the Lib Dems have been contacted?
The party is pretty fucked, with little hope of a revival, so they could bolster their numbers by joining up with the Independent Party.

They probably are reasonably similar politically anyway

 

[Shechemite]

until corbyn appears

Where is he these days?

 

[Teaboy]

I can't work out whether this strengthens or weakens May in any way, or makes no difference at all. They may be a bit more free with their voting now there is no whip but outside of the Brexit votes (which they were happy to vote against the government anyway) will they act any differently?

 

[tim]

These three seem to have left on a 100% anti-Brexit ticket, no Corbyn, or Antisemitism, bullying claims to fall back on. Surely they can't deny their constituents a 'people's vote' on whether their MP should be an independent or not?

Oh, yes they can!

 

[Teaboy]

Where is he these days?

He's disappeared along with May.

They're probably in a pub together somewhere watching a live news feed and pissing themselves.

 

[cantsin]

This from 2013 - it seems a stretch to link it with the labour party though tbf.

The Picket founder Phil Hayes fined for racist rant

thanks - and no mention of Lab in there.

similar to the man now in jail for abusing Berger, which Lab MP ( for now ) Peter Kyle MP bought up yday - somehow forgetting that he was an out/ proud right winger.

But then Kyle has form in this area

 

[treelover]

Heidi Allen is currently on an anti-poverty tour, with Frank Field*, I wonder how she will fare with people like Chris Leslie, who was one of the founders of NL's welfare reform programme, Angela Smith is not exactly pro social security either.

Not that she ever voted against the welfare reforms

 

[Sprocket.]

After Blair's Babes, somewhere a Sun journalist is writing the headline Chuka's Chicks.

Chuka’s chumps.

 

[Pickman's model]

He's disappeared along with May.

They're probably in a pub together somewhere watching a live news feed and pissing themselves.

it's a bit early in the day for them both to be incontinent. must be in a 'spoons

 

[Sprocket.]

Heidi Allen is currently on an anti-poverty tour, with Frank Field*, I wonder how she will fare with people like Chris Leslie, who was one of the founders of NL's welfare reform programme, Angela Smith is not exactly pro social security either.

Not that she ever voted against the welfare reforms

Not yet anyway

 

[Wilf]

These three seem to have left on a 100% anti-Brexit ticket, no Corbyn, or Antisemitism, bullying claims to fall back on. Surely they can't deny their constituents a 'people's vote' on whether their MP should be an independent or not?

Not sure if all of the ex-Labour 8 voted remain, but they were at least critical of Corbyn for not promoting a second ref. With 11 now there are enough of them to resign and get by elections on the same day, what they would claim was a mini referendum on holding a nationwide 2nd ref. Of course they won't do this.

Without looking I'm not sure if that could all be done before the end of March, but it certainly could be within the possible/probable article 50 extension. More to the point, if it is too late, it's interesting that Corbyn's anti-Semitism or failure to promote a second ref has only pushed them over the edge at a point when it's too late to do anything real about it (in terms of Brexit at least).

 

[Shechemite]

Smeeth and Streeting indicating they’re staying. Can’t see Mann leaving

 

[cupid_stunt]

I know the polls have become a bit of a joke, perhaps with the exception Survation, which has tended to be the most accurate.

Survation rushed out a poll on Monday, which now puts the Tories 4 points ahead, compared to their last poll on 30/1/19, which had Labour ahead by 1%.

Sky data has now done a poll, showing support for TIG at 10%.


Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election - Wikipedia

 

[Pickman's model]

Chuka’s chumps.