WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones says she believes a group of seven MPs who have chosen to leave Labour are wrong.

Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Gavin Shuker, Mike Gapes and Ann Coffey are among the MPs from the party's centrist wing who have been the loudest critics of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, his stance on Brexit and his handling of allegations of anti-Semitism.

They issued an appeal to MPs from both Labour and other parties to "leave the old tribal politics behind" and join their new grouping.

In a Statement of Independence, setting out their values and approach, they promised to "pursue policies that are evidence-based, not led by ideology, taking a long-term perspective to the challenges of the 21st century in the national interest, rather than locked in the old politics of the 20th century in the parties' interests".

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But Helen Jones, Warrington North MP, said she has no intention of leaving the party.

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She added: “I am very sorry to see good people like Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes and Luciana Berger leaving Labour but I think they are wrong to do so.

"I have been in the party all my adult life. My parents were members, my grandparents were members.

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"It is my party and I will not be bullied out of it. I will stay and fight for my constituents and for the sensible policies they need to improve their lives.”