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

[8ball]

Is the word on the street that she like, a dead lady walkin?

Well, it's all going by who shouts loudest. The lefties always despised her, but the Brexiters are fucking livid right now.

 

[tim]

Jess Phillips feels closer without a shadow of a doubt to the Defecators than she does to Corbin

Labour MP Jess Phillips: ‘I feel closer to Luciana Berger [than Jeremy Corbyn] without any shadow of a doubt’



Lucky old Defecators

 

[ska invita]

worth bearing in mind all the political party changes across europe, historic parties collapsing, others rising, new parties emerging....this is partly what the brexit vote was for right?

 

[tim]

worth bearing in mind all the political party changes across europe, historic parties collapsing, others rising, new parties emerging....this is partly what the brexit vote was for right?

Worth bearing in mind the SDP and the gang of four, although Chukka is clearly no Bill Rodgers.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Sarah Woolaston might, she's popular within the constituency as a GP and being pretty outspoken on health issues, but she's all over the road on Brexit - having offended all sides - and she's unlikely to be winning points by (arguably) making TM's life more difficult.

I assume that Anna Soubry is popular within her constituency - otherwise she'd have have been deselected by now, so far off the normal Tory reservation is she...

Soubry has a pretty slim majority IIRC.

Leslie is a crap constituency MP (he was parachuted in here after losing another seat) and is well known around here as a tory in all but name. If they put a red rosette on a traffic cone it would beat him in an election.

 

[SpackleFrog]

I live in the constituency. I think that majority of 839 is long gone judging by what people are saying.

This is the real reason Soubry is so fucking pissed at May remember - it's not Brexit it's that she nearly lost her seat. She was a lot quieter before the GE.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Another Labour MP gone - Ian Austin.

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Austin MP latest to quit ‘broken’ Labour Party

No plan to join The Independent Group.

 

[killer b]

The new group is more than anything an anti Brexit group, so flint isn't going to be joining. Same for mann. Kendall has made her peace with Brexit too IIRC. The only reason Austin hasn't jumped yet is because of this - on the balance i think he might still, but it'll involve some significant contortions to make himself fit...

Austin has left Labour, but hasn't joined the IG.

 

[brogdale]

The Augean stables appear to be cleaning themselves.

 

[Sprocket.]

I had an Austin that gave up.

 

[Pickman's model]

The Augean stables appear to be cleaning themselves.

reroute the thames through the palace of westminster to sweep the filth away

 

[killer b]

Maybe he could start another independent group with the sex offenders.

 

[redsquirrel]

Austin has left Labour, but hasn't joined the IG.

The splitters splitting.

You can easily see the TIG collapsing when it gets to the first sticky political issue. All the rats running in different directions

 

[brogdale]

reroute the thames through the palace of westminster to sweep the filth away

Ha! Reminds me that, in News from Nowhere, Morris had the Palace of Westminster as the city's dung heap.

 

[cupid_stunt]

As much as I hate The Sun, they do come up with classic headlines, did anyone see yesterday's?

The Split Hits The Fan.

 

[brogdale]

Perhaps Austin could pal up with mad Frankie Field to form the really independent group?

 

[redsquirrel]

Perhaps Austin could pal up with mad Frankie Field to form the really independent group?

The real independent group - TRIG

 

[brogdale]

The real independent group - TRIG

**TRIGger warning**

 

[cupid_stunt]

That would be a bit Monty Python, wouldn't it?

Are you The Independent Group? No, we are The Real Independent Group.

Tiggers & Triggers.

 

[Pickman's model]

Ha! Reminds me that, in News from Nowhere, Morris had the Palace of Westminster as the city's dung heap.

how prescient he was, as villages, towns and cities from across the land still send their human refuse to that nefandous building

 

[Sprocket.]

Remember Austin, powers!

 

[brogdale]

how prescient he was, as villages, towns and cities from across the land still send their human refuse to that nefandous building

spot on

 

[redsquirrel]

**TRIGger warning**

v. good

 

[Pickman's model]

That would be a bit Monty Python, wouldn't it?

Mr. Praline: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint.

(The owner does not respond.)

Mr. Praline: 'Ello, Miss?

Owner: What do you mean "miss"?

Mr. Praline: (pause)I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!

Owner: We're closin' for lunch.

Mr. Praline: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this tigger what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.

Owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Chuka Umunna...What's,uh...What's wrong with it?

Mr. Praline: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!

Owner: No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

In addition to Tinge we now have two independent Labour MP's - unable to join Tinge because of its lunatic remain position - and a rumored third centrist group being funded by Blair/Rowling. Add in the Lib Dems who allegedly still exist and the 'centre of British politics - looks more crowded than the roads of Birmingham in rush hour.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Another Labour MP gone - Ian Austin.

EXCLUSIVE: Ian Austin MP latest to quit ‘broken’ Labour Party

No plan to join The Independent Group.

Oh, oh I've actually heard of this one!

Home-flipper-expenses-diddler.

 

[killer b]

The splitters splitting.

Not really, it's just that the IG is a remain group. They have no purpose if they admit members who aren't fully on board.

 

[Pickman's model]

In addition to Tinge we now have two independent Labour MP's - unable to join Tinge because of its lunatic remain position - and a rumored third centrist group being funded by Blair/Rowling. Add in the Lib Dems who allegedly still exist and the 'centre of British politics - looks more crowded than the roads of Birmingham in rush hour.

there'll be scuffles in parliament over where these groups sit. more ire will be expended over the seating question than over any of the pressing issues facing the commons

 

[brogdale]

In addition to Tinge we now have two independent Labour MP's - unable to join Tinge because of its lunatic remain position - and a rumored third centrist group being funded by Blair/Rowling. Add in the Lib Dems who allegedly still exist and the 'centre of British politics - looks more crowded than the roads of Birmingham in rush hour.

Shirley, the centre cannot hold...so much dross.

 

[killer b]

a rumored third centrist group being funded by Blair/Rowling.

this won't happen - they left it too late.