Umunna’s decision to quit Labour and form new Independent Group divides constituents
The 40-year-old has been MP for Streatham in south London since 2010
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After seven MPs left the party how can Labour move forward?
So, MPs have left the Labour Party to form an Independent Group. Is this the beginning of the end? Can Labour escape from this and its Brexit dilemmas, or is there no way out? 63% of Labour’s vote in 2017 came from remain supporters, and 37% from leave supporters, and ...
“Hugely disappointing” Labour resignations “risking a Tory Government”
This morning’s resignations by seven Labour MPs has dealt a blow to Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of entering 10 Downing Street. The split is seen as similar to the 'gang of four' who broke away to set up the SDP in the 80s. The MPs who have left to sit as ...
Britain braced for political chasm as Tories and Labour face splits
Britain is facing the sort of political chasm not seen since the start of the 20th century in the run-up to Brexit D-Day. Seven Labour MPs today quit the party to sit as an independent group in the House of Commons. Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gape, ...
Corbyn “disappointed” as seven MPs leave Labour party
Seven Labour MPs have quit the party and will sit as an independent group in the House of Commons. The MPs who have left Labour are Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gape, Gavin Shuker and Anne Coffey. Luciana Berger told a press conference to announce the ...
Astronauts cooped up on board cramped spaceships to Mars will suffer a deterioration in their thinking and problem solving skills
In mock flights crews were only able to successfully complete tasks between 20 and 60 per cent of the time.
Empty homes tax ‘may be most effective way of making housing more affordable’
An empty homes tax has the potential to generate income for local councils, reduce demand from foreign investors and increase housing affordability, according to a new study
Nazi pug Ukipper brags he still has not paid fine and taunts cops ‘come and get me’
Markus Meechan, who uses the monicker Count Dankula, insisted he did not regret his actions
Lausanne: A Great Wine Capital of the World
Ten minutes out of Lausanne on board a typically punctual train lies a stretch of track that has become a Mecca for wine tourists across the world. Skirting the glacial Lake Geneva (the locals prefer Lac Léman) and with views of Évian-les-Bains and the Alps it winds its way across ...