BBC News: Reports " Labour MPs who have quit the party should "resign and put themselves up for election", Jeremy Corbyn has said. "
Lets Get Real:
The above is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, the defecting MPs know that if they called by - elections they would be out on their ears. They are not a political party yet, they have no manifesto, they have no local association, although the left media will give them media time, the Party stamp still carries more weight. Thus if Corbyn presents another No Confidence vote will the the Independent Group vote for it, if they do that they are turkeys voting for Christmas. The UK has a first pass the post electoral system, no PR, so no matter what percentage this new group gets in the polls, that does not mean they could win their own seats or any other seats. Those on the Labour and Conservative benches with a political brain will only move if they think they have a chance of keeping their SEATS, if the new group is seen as a vanity project then they will fail. The record of third parties in the UK is not good, the Conservative and Labour Parties have a BRAD and loyal voters, just because they might disagree on Brexit, it does not mean they will change their votes. It will be interesting to see who leads the new group and what other policies they will have, so far they do not have anything beyond Brexit, when they start to have policies that could put off Labour and Conservative MPs. One only hopes that PM May brings back a DEAL from the EU.
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