“There have been talks between Labour and Tory MPs about a new party,” the minister said. A Tory party source said Labour and Conservative MPs who campaigned in favour had become closer during the campaign and increasingly come to regard themselves as “a tribe”. Tory and Labour MPs have held informal discussions about establishing a new political party in the event of Andrea Leadsom becoming prime minister and Jeremy Corbyn staying as Labour leader, a cabinet minister has disclosed. A senior Labour party source confirmed that at least one Conservative minister and one of the shadow cabinet ministers who resigned last week had been involved in discussions about such a reshaping of British politics. “There is a feeling that there might have to be a new party at the centre of British politics,” he said.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 22:13 UTC