Seven MPs Resign from Labour Party
Seven members of British Parliament — Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes, and Ann Coffey — resigned from the Labour party Monday over concerns about Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, forming their own contingent, the Independent Group. Berger, Labour’s most high-profile Jewish member, called the party “institutionally anti-Semitic” and accused it of “a culture of bullying, bigotry and, intimidation,” saying she is now “embarrassed and ashamed” to be a member. Leslie said the party has been “hijacked ...
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