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ALB
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One of their pretexts for leaving Labour was anti-Semitism, but within a couple of days it was revealed that over 14% of the new group’s membership is colour-prejudiced:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/independent-group-mp-angela-smith-sparks-racism-row-after-referring-to-people-from-the-bame-a4069856.html

So the moral high-ground against prejudice has crumbled beneath them. They can’t have much of a future after the next general election in 2022 when they will all be booted out — though they can draw their MP’s salary and other perks in the three years till then. After that, into retirement or a job in the City.

Who wants another capitalist political party anyway?

p.s. this is not a split. It’s a splinter.