Veteran MP Frank Field has resigned the Labour whip in parliament claiming the party 's leadership was turning into a " force for anti - Semitism in British politics " . Field , who represents Birkenhead near Liverpool , is considering triggering a by - election , in which he would stand as an independent Labour MP . He also claimed there was a " culture of intolerance , nastiness and intimidation " among local Labour clubs . Field 's critics said he had quit because he was facing deselection after recently losing a motion of no confidence over his support for Israel .
Veteran MP Frank Field has resigned the Labour whip in parliament claiming the party's leadership was turning into a "force for anti-Semitism in British politics". Field, who represents Birkenhead near Liverpool, is considering triggering a by-election, in which he would stand as an independent Labour MP. He also claimed there was a "culture of intolerance, nastiness and intimidation" among local Labour clubs. Field's critics said he had quit because he was facing deselection after recently losing a vote of no confidence over his support for Brexit.