Chuka Umunna has stepped down as Change UK’s lead spokesman to sit in parliament as an independent MP PAUL ELLIS/GETTY IMAGESChange UK all but collapsed yesterday as more than half its MPs quit just four months after leaving the two biggest parties with a vow to reshape British politics. Anna Soubry is left leading a group of five MPs but the other six, including the interim leader Heidi Allen and the lead spokesman Chuka Umunna, have become independents as they consider whether to jump ship to the Liberal Democrats. Joining Ms Allen, a former Tory, and Mr Umunna, a former Labour leadership candidate, in quitting yesterday were the ex-Tory Sarah Wollaston and the ex-Labour MPs Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker and Angela Smith. They leave behind the former Labour MPs Chris Leslie, Joan Ryan, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey. In a joint statement the group of…

Source: The Times June 04, 2019 22:52 UTC