Why Ian Austin has become ninth MP to quit ‘broken’ Labour

Dudley MP blasts ‘culture of extremism, anti-Semitism and intolerance’ under Jeremy Corbyn

Ian Austin MP
Former Labour MP Ian Austin 
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Ian Austin has become the ninth Labour MP this week to quit the party, saying he is “ashamed” of its actions under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

The Dudley North MP broke the news in an interview with the Express and Star, telling the local newspaper that leaving the party after 35 years was “the hardest decision I have ever had to take”.

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