What does the Independent Group actually stand for? We know what they are against: Brexit and anti-Semitism. But so far the fledgling group has been somewhat shy about coming up with policies. With TIG MPs this week reportedly entering talks with the Electoral Commission about become a political party, they had better get a move on. Only Mr S. suspects the task won’t be an easy one, given that one of their members – former Tory MP Anna Soubry – seems to take a difference stance to the bulk of their colleagues on most issues. To help out, Steerpike has compiled a list of where Anna Soubry stands compared to her new colleagues:
Brexit:
It’s safe to say that when it comes to Brexit, TIG and Soubry are a match made in Parliamentary heaven. They have all spoken publicly of their support for a second referendum.
The TIG view: In February, Luciana Berger said in an email to party members that ‘Brexit will be a disaster for the people of Liverpool Wavertree and the wider country’.
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