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Elliot Chappell is a LabourList reporter. London constituency Kensington fell to Labour in a major upset in the 2017 election, but the Tories ousted Emma Dent Coad with a slim majority of 150 on Thursday. Labour fared significantly worse in Leave-supporting areas. Former Tory MP Heidi Allen joins Liberal Democrats, Politics live – follow the latest developments. Major praised the courage of the breakaway Labour MPs; but said both main parties needed to remain “mainstream”. Those in italics are overall leaders of the Labour Party, those in bold are Prime Ministers. Take a look at who’s on the team. A year on, did Change UK change anything? Joan Ryan says party has become ‘infected with scourge of anti-Jewish racism’, Tue 19 Feb 2019 18.04 EST Echoing Luciana Berger, the Jewish MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Ryan blamed what she claimed was the Labour leadership’s “dereliction of duty” in the face of the “evil” of antisemitism, for her decision to resign. The former prime minister Sir John Major underscored the mood of political turmoil last night, when he became the latest senior Tory to warn that his party had been captured by pro-Brexit rightwingers. Other frontbench losses included Jenny Chapman, Gordon Marsden, Danielle Rowley, Lesley Laird and Karen Lee. The Labour Party will place third-party cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. “This proposed reform has the dramatic potential to empower citizens and will be one of many measures the Labour party is planning to consult on and announce that will change the way politics in this country is done.”. There was no hint that Corbyn was prepared to carry out the reshuffle Watson appeared to be demanding. Labour’s shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman also won’t be returning to Westminster as she lost in Workington. Ryan told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme she had left because: “I can no longer ask people to vote for Jeremy Corbyn to be prime minister of this country because I don’t believe he is fit to be the prime minister of this country.”. Corbyn’s tone was in marked contrast to that of John McDonnell, who promised a “mammoth, massive listening exercise”. “Communities should not have to wait for up to five years to act if they feel their MP is not properly representing their interests,” Trickett said.

When the Labour leader was asked on Tuesday whether he agreed with his deputy, Tom Watson, who said on Monday the frontbench of his party needed to “broaden out” to reflect the balance of views in the parliamentary Labour party, he said: “I recognise that leading the party means you have to take people with you, and I’m determined to do that.”, But he said Labour policy was already developed in consultation with backbenchers, adding: “Anyone who does not feel consulted is not taking up, in my view, the opportunities that are available, at all times, to do that.”.

Last modified on Mon 3 Feb 2020 06.57 EST. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed. In a signal of the leadership’s hardening attitude to the breakaway MPs, Corbyn’s close ally Jon Trickett, the shadow minister for the cabinet office, announced that Labour would consult on changing the law to allow constituents to remove an MP who resigns from their party. Ryan, the MP for Enfield North, said she had been a member for four decades but could no longer remain as a Labour MP. Her departure will stoke fears that Labour could be hit by rolling resignations in the days and weeks ahead. Labour is keen to ramp up the pressure on the breakaway MPs to trigger byelections in their seats, and run against official Labour candidates. Labour backs campaign to stop “unbelievable” Universal Credit cuts, Planning reforms will “create new generation of slum housing”, says Labour, Labour letter to Sunak: Seven ways your winter plan fails Britain’s workers, Community: It’s fundamental to the UK economy. Another vehement critic of Theresa May’s Brexit policy, Sam Gyimah, the former Tory minister who resigned over the government’s position on Brexit, ruled out joining the Independent Group. We use cookies to improve experience and deliver personalised advertising. Below is the full list of seats lost by Labour in the 2019 general election. ©2020 Copyright Labour All rights reserved. To find out more about these cookies, see our privacy notice. Nearly all MPs are members of political parties. Analysis in of the 2019 general election in maps and charts. Which MPs are standing down at the 2019 general election? By clicking ‘subscribe’ you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. All rights reserved. Ryan, who lost a non-binding no confidence vote by her constituency Labour party in September, will join the seven MPs who stepped down on Monday, and sit as an independent in the House of Commons. Labour fared significantly worse in Leave-supporting areas. Independent Group for Change's financial records were destroyed.

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