Labour MP defects over Iraq lies
04/26/05
A prominent Labour politician will announce today that he is defecting to the Liberal Democrats in protest at Tony Blair's 'lies' over Iraq. The defection of Brian Sedgemore, who is standing down after 27 years as a Labour MP, threatens to upset Mr Blair's apparently unstoppable campaign for a historic third term. Declaring that 'enough is enough,' Mr Sedgemore also reveals that a small group of unnamed fellow MPs who are standing down are secretly planning to leave the Labour Party in protest at Mr Blair's leadership after the election. His decision to defect will intensify the escalating row over the legality of the war which was yesterday thrust to the centre of the election campaign...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=633082
from Independent [UK]
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
A prominent Labour politician will announce today that he is defecting to the Liberal Democrats in protest at Tony Blair's 'lies' over Iraq. The defection of Brian Sedgemore, who is standing down after 27 years as a Labour MP, threatens to upset Mr Blair's apparently unstoppable campaign for a historic third term. Declaring that 'enough is enough,' Mr Sedgemore also reveals that a small group of unnamed fellow MPs who are standing down are secretly planning to leave the Labour Party in protest at Mr Blair's leadership after the election. His decision to defect will intensify the escalating row over the legality of the war which was yesterday thrust to the centre of the election campaign...
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=633082
from Independent [UK]
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 26. Apr, 11:33
