Jeremy Corbyn warned more MPs could quit causing party split

Several Tories could also join Independent Group over Brexit dissatisfaction

Jeremy Corbyn has been warned that more Labour MPs could quit the party after seven Labour MPs left yesterday in a move described by Sky News as “potentially the most significant split in British politics for a generation”.

Following the departures yesterday, Ian Austin MP said others would "think hard" about leaving unless Labour addressed allegations of anti-Semitism.

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