By Brexit and internal anti-Semitism, seven lawmakers leave the British Labor Party – 02/18/2019

Opposition in the UK lives complicated moments after 7 legislators announced Monday that they were leaving the Labor Party, disagreeing with the way Brexit is run institutionally and by internal anti-Semitic behavior.

At a press conference, they presented their new parliamentary bloc, called Independent group.

"It was a very difficult decision, painful but necessarysaid one of the MPs, Luciana Berger, the others are Ann Coffey, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Chuka Umunna.

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Labor, the main force opposed to conservatism in power, have for months been the subject of accusations of "anti-Semitic hate crimes" that led to the opening of a police investigation into last November.

Scotland Yard stated that it had a connection with 45 possible cases, including examples of messages that party members posted on social networks.

After the internal elections of September 2015, Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn (a supporter of the Palestinian cause) has been described as anti-Semitic. Subsequently, management suspended several of its members and resigned them for making anti-Semitic statements.

However, Corbyn, who represents the leftist sector in formation, continues to accuse him of do not act hard enough.

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MP Frank Fiel, who recently broke the party's card, told the party leader "to do nothing against the deterioration of our core values"

Legislators who left invited those who agreed and took the opportunity to express their criticisms. the lack of determination to prevent the exit of the European UnionCorbyn did not support the convening of a second referendum.

"I am disappointed that these deputies felt Unable to continue working on labor policies it has inspired millions of people in the last election and has seen us increase our number of votes in the largest proportion since 1945, "said Corbyn in a statement.

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"The Conservative government is playing with Brexit, while the Labor Party has put in place a unifying and credible alternative plan," he added.

Corbyn recently offered to support Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May if she opted for a Brexit that would allow the country to remain in the European customs union. But May is opposed to this scenario.

sources: AFP and EFE. AEZ