Ninth MP quits UK's 'broken' Labour Party

By Kylie Maclellan
Updated February 22 2019 - 8:26pm, first published 8:22pm
'This has been the hardest decision I have ever had to take', UK Labour MP Ian Austin said.
'This has been the hardest decision I have ever had to take', UK Labour MP Ian Austin said.

British MP Ian Austin has resigned from the opposition Labour Party, becoming the ninth person to do so this week, saying it was "broken" and had been taken over by the "hard left".

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