Tag: Heidi Allen

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:45 UTC

  The Independent Group applies to become political party and field candidates for EU parliament election

  

  The Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has applied to become a political party to take part in European elections in May if they go ahead. The group intends to call itself Change UK, and has named Heidi Allen as its interim leader.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 15:33 UTC

  Labour and Tories face more resignations with Independent Group growing

  

  British Labour and Conservatives parties could face more resignations, with members of the new Independent Group saying they expect more MPs to join them. Ex-Tory MP Heidi Allen told ITV's Peston program “a third” of Tory MPs were fed up with the party's direction.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:19 UTC

  Three Tories abandon the party and join Independent Group over “disastrous handling of Brexit”

  

  Three pro-EU lawmakers from Britain's ruling Conservatives quit over the “disastrous handling of Brexit” on Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to unite her party around plans to leave the European Union.