Joan Ryan told BBC radio that Corbyn had "introduced or allowed to happen in our party this scourge of anti-Semitism. Seven MPs broke with the opposition party on Monday in the biggest split in British politics since 1981. They will sit as an independent group in parliament for now and have announced plans for a new centrist party. Ryan said there was a "large number" of Labour MPs who were unhappy with the leadership and that she hoped other party members would join the new Independent Group. Labour has also been plagued by claims of anti-Semitism ever since Corbyn, a lifelong eurosceptic and supporter of anti-Israel groups, became its leader in 2015.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 20, 2019 15:22 UTC