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18 February 2019

Q&A: Who are the Independent Group and what do they stand for?

The Labour splitters describe their not-quite-new party in their own words.

By Patrick Maguire

The Independent Group of former Labour MPs gave its first press conference today – but left many more questions than answers.

While it is clear what Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Luciana Berger are against, their policy platform and organisational structures are less certain. 

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