Change UK launch election campaign - Chuka Umunna interview - BBC Newsnight

Emily Maitlis interviews Chuka Umunna, from Change UK.

With the European Parliament elections a month away, Britain's newest political party Change UK - formerly the Independent Group - launched its campaign in Bristol.

The pro-Remain party who back another referendum on Brexit said it was "the home of the Remain alliance".

Our political editor Nicholas Watt joins the launch in Bristol and Change UK MP Chuka Umunna is with Emily Maitlis in studio.

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[isobar]

So sorry to have missed this launch, I was too busy watching the grass grow on a rock.

[MellorDR]

its like a hen party who have lost the key to their hotel door

[johnseabrook]

I bet Nigel Farage watches this, beer in hand, in order to relax at the end of the day. Nothing like a good laugh to wind down a busy day.

[lesserspottedherbert]

Get off at the next station umma, your one way ticket on the gravy train terminates there.

[andrewlusty]

They will be swept away at the next GE.

[VaucluseVanguard]

Always entertaining to listen to the condescension of Sobry and Chukka Hissyfit and their mates.

[keegan]

It's the QUISLING UK party. 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

[QToPBuZz]

I was gonna post my feelings about this, but you know what, I just cant be arsed with any of them anymore.

[johnhudson]

Change ok, your going to have to work for a living when you are booted out . No more sponging off the tax payers.

[nicholasjohnleach]

Too many remain party's ! This lot will get lost in the crowd, first uk election and they'll be gone!

[mitsubishi]

I feel ill even having to look at these people.

[weepingangel]

1:25 - the eyes of a traitor


There's actually so many things wrong with this 10 minute video that it would be fascinating to dissect it all...if it weren't so pointless that is...

[peregrineslim]

Change Nothing UK has as its mission in life the thwarting of the real change party - Corbyn Labour!

[benbow]

Can we have the change that we voted for in 2016 please? Vote UKIP.

[susysamalex]

You could make a whole ‘spitting image’ series with this lot!

[Waterford]

2 Change UK MEP candidates have been deselected for racism so far

[aesopstortoise]

Emily is worried that Chuka will mess it up and she will lose the chance to vote Remain in a second referendum.

[bluntycunty]

Bbc love this .cancel your tv licence today .lmao

[rexstout]

This is what a piss up in a brewery looks like when everyone is teetotal.

[lyndonjones]

Dido's famous song, chuka will go down with his ship, Sourbry holding his head under water to save her own life ( no principles ). The 11 of you have the balls to stand in byelection and stop the falsehood. Try democracy it's quite a nice feeling.