Rebel Labour group threaten to leave Party and from new 'Centre' group

A group of disaffected Labour MPs is preparing to quit the party and form a breakaway movement on the political centre ground amid growing discontent with Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership on Brexit and other key issues including immigration, foreign policy and antisemitism.

The Observer has been told by multiple sources that at least six MPs have been drawing up plans to resign the whip and leave the party soon.

There have also been discussions involving senior figures about a potentially far larger group splitting off at some point after Brexit, if Corbyn fails to do everything possible to oppose Theresa May’s plans for taking the UK out of the EU.

Last night, three of the MPs widely rumoured to be involved in the plans for an initial breakaway – Angela Smith, Chris Leslie and Luciana Berger – refused to be drawn into talk of a split, and insisted they were focused on opposing Brexit.

The centre ground may look barren but that’s the place to look for life
But they did not deny that moves could be made by the spring or early summer.

please let them fook off

spivs are everywhere; anxious

Seriously what is with these people do they never want a real choice between the tories and Labour

I would imagine more than four fifths of the Labour Party are deeply unhappy about Corbyn being their leader, he's toxic. Breaking away to form a new party sounds a good idea in theory - the problem in reality is that there are also half a dozen different factions amongst those who hate Jezza.

Absolute garbage torqemada

a tory party mark 2 you mean

mark 3

If it was a properly centrist party that could be good, but I'd fear it might just be New Labour Mk 2. The Libs imho have totally lost the plot so we need a 3rd party I think.

The Anxious Party has a ring to it.

You lot are two young to remember when fore mp's decided to go orf and have there own little been feast - khant remember when it was
- I have drunk two much victory gin.   But I seam to think it did happen ewe no.

"The gang of four". It was an Enid Blyton book I think?

Ah  yes  - I am a bit like old dobbin (whatever his name is - )  it disappears in two the mists of time.

BOXER!!!!!!!!!

What was it the limehouse agreement which let the spivs rule for 18 years

I can just about remember when we still had claws fore

Got to remember that in France Macron came from nowhere as a "centrist" .. but also remember his approval rating is somewhere below the Paris Sewers!
Second term unlikely?

I think he is fantastic.  Macronomics the latest thing - hitch yerself to a big strong german and you are THERE!!!

I wouldn't mind it.

A chap I quite liked said if you stand in the middle of the road you will get run over

anyone remember him??

although he wasn't killed by a car or tank


more like he was  'picked on'     oh I am such a dry whit  - or something like that - they often shout that to me in the streets!!!

"Dry Whit"
Sounds like a Dulux colour invented by a dyslexic

RITE  - that's ewe off the christmas card list - that'll learn yer!!!!!!!!!

I don't like your christmas cards anyway, the full frontal photo you always enclose of you only wearing a fake santa beard (and not on your face) really is uncalled for!

I will be addressing your truculence and indisciplined behaviour and reporting it to Jeremy.

This article has been written in some form several times over past few years. Wouldn't buy it until it actually happens. Could be for the best, but is a huge gamble, and politicians ultimately don't tend to take huge gambles and are party people who want to keep their job.

The whole political landscape needs shaking up really. Both parties are full of people sharing different believes now brought under the same banner. It would take a real revolutionary to a) make it happen and b) make it a success though.

mouse will shortly be founding the rebel spiv tie gruppen centre party

i have some ties to donate?

no swastikas pls

SDP?

trying to catch the people who say they want a left of centre party but want one that much would rather slit their wrists than vote libdem

Why do people want more of the same old politics it is not like its been a runaway success?
Little if any difference between the 3 main British political parties, all of them have shown how inept and redundant they have become over the last 30 odd years, yet some people still vote for this type of politics Why?

POLITICS IS ABOUT CHOICES ,mrs may has this week admitted there is money to put into labour towns suffering from big industry closing down but its her parties choice not to spent it and make them towns and people suffer,unless they vote for her bad deal then you can have it,yet there,s hardly a ripple amongst the electorate when in other countries thyey,d be marching,rioting in downing street,like paris,venezula etc

I live in a mining area,Labour and the snp have had two decades to improve areas decimated by neglect. Sfa to do with torys,

Chris Leslie

there will probably be another article in 6 months time about how they are still thinking about it and how they have still done **** all

I think they are absolutely wonderful.  Our weekend dining circle in islington is so so excited.

It's more of a dining square.

If they want to leave let them go and set up their new lickle party perhaps with mandy and iraq blair ,

Maybe the likes of cleggy , vinnie cable and some euro fanatics from the tories like soubry would join them

A motley fookin crew

They are waiting for international rescue man to return.

but it gets you in the news

Cleggy now spends his time defending Zuckerberg,presumably for HUGE amounts of dosh.
To my eternal shame I voted for him (I was in his constituency at the time ).
Enid's Gang of Four were called Shirl,Dave,Woy and The Other One btw.

flush
wtf has labour,snp ,monster raving looney arty or anyone else got to do with the FACTS
MRS MAY HAS ADMITTED SHE can find money to put into northern industrial towns but has chosen not to,if they vote for her deal,she,ll spend that money,thats a choice she,s admitting the moneys there but wont spend it,WHATS SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERESTAND ABOUT THAT WITHOUT GOING ON A PARTY POLITICAL RANT ABOUT LABOUR ,SNP, , COM