New party news – Simon Franks backed operation rumoured to be called United for Change. Website set up - unitedforchange.uk @bbcr4today
@BBCr4today Broad pitch will be long term plans for public services, term limits for MPs signing up, tough message on immigration. Will aim for six figure membership quickly, if that fails they may not go on
@BBCr4today Inside Parliament, lots of plotting, lots of Labour MPs talking about breakaway group sitting independently in Parl. But real caution about joining any new party
@BBCr4today Shadow minister: “There is real intent and there is real money. But there is no seamless joining of the two.”
@BBCr4today Striking number of Labour MPs who can’t stand Jeremy Corbyn adamant they’re going nowhere. Some Brexit-sceptics think talk of new party a whopping distraction.
@BBCr4today Could it work? Obstacles to any new party vast. Who leads it? What does it actually believe? First past the post system. But politics such rolling, broiling chaos, who knows?
