BREAKING: Luciana Berger leaves @UKLabour along with several other MPs to form the #IndependentGroup. She says she is "embarrassed and ashamed" to be in Labour. Adds that the party is "institutionally antisemitic."

#LabourAntisemitism #LabourSplit .@ChrisLeslieMP, also resigning from Labour, says: "(regarding the leadership of the party) there is an appalling culture of intolerance, closing down of debate, abuse online and offline, and antisemitism."

#LabourSplit #LabourAntisemitism #IndependenceGroup

LIVE: @JLC_uk chairman Jonathan Goldstein is in Manchester tonight to talk about antisemitism in the Labour Party.

Full report in Friday's edition, with key quotes throughout the next hour here on Twitter.

#EnoughIsEnough #LabourAntisemitism Goldstein: "I like to talk to people...I hoped that Corbyn would see that we were genuine, and honest. That was our overriding goal (of meeting with him). Unfortunately that connection was not created."

BREAKING: @BoardofDeputies @BoDPres has called for an independent inquiry over antisemitism faced by @UKLabour councillors in their local parties. 1/4 .@BoDPres said: Over the last few weeks we have seen a number of revelations from Labour councillors about the antisemitism that they are facing in their local parties. It cannot have been easy for them to speak out and the antisemitism cannot be allowed to continue. 2/4