The letter has been denounced by Labour Remainers who are furious that Labour MPs - elected on a manifesto that stated that "Labour accepts the referendum result" - should have the barefaced cheek and audacity to uphold said result and party manifesto! "What planet are you all on" blasts
@annikahjelmskog. "Gobsmacked and very scared this is coming from Labour MPs elected on a Corbyn manifesto" moans @linda_whyman, apparently oblivious to the actual manifesto they were elected on. "You don't speak for me or most Labour supporters" says @fliss59, obviously forgetting that an overwhelming number of Labour constituencies voted Leave.
The nineteen MPs who signed the above letter are as follows, including constituency and Leave/Remain vote.
Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) 67% Leave
Sarah Champion (Rotherham) 68% Leave
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) 55% Leave
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham & Rainham) 70% Leave
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) 70% Leave
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar & Limehouse) 66% Remain
Caroline Flint (Don Valley) 68% Leave
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) 65% Leave
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) 68% Leave
Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) 60% Leave
Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) 62% Leave
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port & Neston) 58% Leave
Grahame Morris (Easington) 66% Leave
Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) 71% Leave
Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) 71% Leave
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) 64% Remain
Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North) 72% Leave
Laura Smith (Crewe & Nantwich) 60% Leave
Gareth Snell (Stoke-on Trent Central) 65% Leave
