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- Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:04 pm
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The Group of Seven are the former Labour MPs who announced their departure from the Labour Party today :
Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Luciana Berger, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker, and Anne Coffey.
I think that this is significant, as, although this is not yet a new or fully fledged political party, it was indicated particularly by Chuka that this may represent the genesis of a new movement within British politics. He also invited colleagues from other parties to join the group.
I think it will be interesting to see how the grouping develops - or otherwise - this may well be a short lived topic thread. There is a view that the movement to the extremes of both main parties - the Tories to the extreme right, Labour to the extreme left, leaves a vast area of ground for a new centrist political movement to pitch its tent on. Will this be the way things go? What are the implications for the other mainstream parties, including, let's not forget, the Lib Dems.
That's what this thread is for - fill yer boots.
Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Luciana Berger, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker, and Anne Coffey.
I think that this is significant, as, although this is not yet a new or fully fledged political party, it was indicated particularly by Chuka that this may represent the genesis of a new movement within British politics. He also invited colleagues from other parties to join the group.
I think it will be interesting to see how the grouping develops - or otherwise - this may well be a short lived topic thread. There is a view that the movement to the extremes of both main parties - the Tories to the extreme right, Labour to the extreme left, leaves a vast area of ground for a new centrist political movement to pitch its tent on. Will this be the way things go? What are the implications for the other mainstream parties, including, let's not forget, the Lib Dems.
That's what this thread is for - fill yer boots.
Last edited by Abernathy on Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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