Blue Splitters

This morning, three Conservative MPs resigned from the party, and the party whip and joined the Independence Group with the now eight former Labour MPs.

The new group now outnumbers the DUP.

Of course it might not come to much, and will peter out, but it might encourage more to leave the shitshows which are the two main parties now, as it seems that some formally moderate MPs might now support the madcap no deal Brexit plan.

Only problem for the new group, not a party, is that as more join, it might become a broader church and less focussed and become a place for all kinds of malcontents, not just those opposing Brexit.

We shall see.

But neither May nor Corbyn actually mentioned them in PMQs today, which is a hell of an elephant in the room to ignore, especially as the 11 members of the new group sat in the same area of the opposition benches.

In the face of accusations of antisemitism and threats against MPs who do not tow Corbyn’s policies, the party responded with accusations that the new group was funded by Israel and easier deselection of MPs by members who feel their representative is not pure enough.

Hmmmmm.

Not a good look.

What we have is 11 MPs who have said the poison and madness of the last two years is enough and want to take the centre ground to find solutions. Which is nice. And a change.

Whether they can get more to join is another matter, but as I have long forecasted, I can’t see how either main party can survive Brexit in their current form, and already proven right.