The Independents | |
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Founded | 10 July 2019 |
Dissolved | 12 January 2020 |
Split from | Change UK |
Headquarters | 1 Mill Yard Guildford Street Luton LU1 2NR |
Colours | Magenta |
Slogan | Independent together |
Website | |
https://www.theindependents.org.uk/ | |
The Independents were a group of independent MPs in the UK House of Commons that came together in July 2019.[1] The group, which was not a registered political party, described itself as a "co-operative of independent politicians" who hoped to "encourage a stronger spirit of cross-party working" and "will work collaboratively in the national interest".[2] As a technical group, The Independents did not have any formal policies, only providing administrative support to its members who were bound by its six key values[3][4] of "country first, collaboration, integrity, respect, leadership and openness".[5]
The group had five founding members, four who were elected as Labour MPs and one as a Conservative. When parliament was dissolved for the 2019 general election, two remained, three having left to join the Liberal Democrats.