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According to multiple press reports there is a possibility of a split in the Labour Party with some MPs on the right of the party who are pro-EU wanting to form a new party.
I personally don't think it would be a good idea as it happened in 1981 with the Social Democratic Party for similar reasons but realistically the Social Democratic Party never really got anywhere.
Labour 'dealing with' split rumour issues
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said the Labour Party is "dealing with" any issues that might cause a split.
Rumours continue to circulate that some MPs are close to resigning the whip.
But Mr McDonnell insisted the party was "holding together on Brexit" and would be "ruthless" on claims of anti-Semitism that have dogged Labour.
On Sunday, a former Labour vice-chairman said he intended to leave the party over what he saw as a repeated failure to tackle hostility to Jews.
Former Barnsley East MP Michael Dugher, who stood down at the last election, told the Sun: "I can no longer justify paying subs to a party which I now regard as institutionally anti-Semitic."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47271062
I personally don't think it would be a good idea as it happened in 1981 with the Social Democratic Party for similar reasons but realistically the Social Democratic Party never really got anywhere.