Change UK to return as "CHUKA: Change UK Again"
Change UK, the radical outfit which so successfully shifted the dial on British politics in 2019, is to reunite. The Independent Group for Change achieved its objective of stopping Brexit and creating a viable centrist alternative to the two main parties.
Change UK, the radical outfit which so successfully shifted the dial on British politics in 2019, is to reunite.
The Independent Group for Change achieved its objective of stopping Brexit and creating a viable centrist alternative to the two main parties.
After surviving for a brief period as 'Continuity Group for Change', the Independent Group was dissolved in late December 2019.
However, one of its founders has announced that he is re-creating the party and is advertising for new members, with the belief the party can challenge and even win the next general election.
Chuka Umunna, former Labour MP, former leadership contender, former Change UK MP and former Liberal Democrat MP, announced to the OMS that ‘I believe my time has come’.
'This is not a time for cults of personality, but I am confident that I am the unique individual who can save Britain. Very confident indeed'.
His return was heralded across the traditional media, social media and the podcast industry, with many claiming they lacked representation.
'We don't have anyone to represent us' simultaneously claimed The Times, The Guardian, the BBC and The Rest Is Politics.
Gus Lighter, a former New Labour grandee, told the OMS that he was beside himself with excitement.
“There is an enormous untapped constituency of people like me. People who read The Economist, listen to The Rest Is Politics, describe themselves as politically homeless, have considered voting Liberal Democrat but find the party slightly embarrassing, and believe Rory Stewart would win a general election if only ordinary voters could be persuaded to become more like Rory Stewart.”
Mr Umunna himself was typically modest about his prospects:
“There are millions of people in Britain who are crying out for a socially liberal, fiscally responsible, pro-European, evidence-led alternative. Particularly one led by an ex-City lawyer who has since become a banker" Umunna claimed “I've met nearly all of them.”
The re-established party is likely to take the formal title of ‘Change UK Again’, or ‘Chuka’ for short.
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