Britain's Opposition Labour Party suffered a jolt on Monday as seven anti-Brexit MPs quit the party in protest against its leader Jeremy Corbyn's approach to issues including Brexit and anti-Semitism.<br />''<br />''MPs Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey held a press conference in London to tell reporters that they would sit as a separate independent group within Parliament.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Berger, who is Jewish herself, has been very vocal about anti-semitism within the Labour party.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''&nbsp;In her statement on behalf of the group, she said, the seven MPs represented different parts of the UK, different backgrounds and generations who share the same values.&nbsp; Fellow MP Chris Leslie accused the party of betraying the country over Brexit.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''The move marks the biggest split in Labour since a so-called gang of four senior figures left the party in 1981 to form the Social Democratic Party.<br />''<br />''Many of the MPs within the Opposition support campaigning for a second referendum to allow the British public another say over Brexit.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">They say, March 29 deadline for Britain's exit from the European Union is nearing without a deal acceptable to the UK Parliament in sight from the ongoing Conservative Party-led government's negotiations.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | February 18, 2019 5:51 PM
7 MPs quit UK's Labour Party over Brexit