UK Politics

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this could be it...and Burnham will just have to watch from his castle in the north.

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or more likely it will come to nothing.

[xxialac]

23 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Someone called Catherine West is making a move. All eyes on Streeting and Rayner.

Bonkers. You can't "make a move" unless people know who you are.

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2 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Bonkers. You can't "make a move" unless people know who you are.

it's literally to get the ball moving. Might work, might come to nothing.

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More smearing of Nige by the msm

 

[xxialac]

20 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

it's literally to get the ball moving. Might work, might come to nothing.

She's more invisible horse than stalking horse. The ball won't budge. 

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Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers over single market vote - BBC News

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Guess the Party — Can you tell a UK councillor's party from their face?

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Apparently Team Burnham aren't happy with Catherine West.

 

lol

[xxialac]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Apparently Team Burnham aren't happy with Catherine West.

 

lol

She has zero chance of getting 80 names.

 

She has 100% chance of making herself look extremely idiotic.

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2 minutes ago, xxialac said:

She has zero chance of getting 80 names.

 

She has 100% chance of making herself look extremely idiotic.

unless he does a sh*t speech on Monday and everyone goes you know what, let's do this...and Streeting puts his hand up.

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The whole they are desperate to get rid of him but have to wait for Burnham thing is ridiculous.

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1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Are you missing that he’s leading the charge to oust Starmer ? 

He's a good journalist reporting what MPs and ministers tell him they actually think rather than what they say in public. 

 

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Miliband to go against Streeting?

Obviously can't be Rayner, need another N London man.

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid | Keir Starmer | The Guardian

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8 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

The whole they are desperate to get rid of him but have to wait for Burnham thing is ridiculous.

According to Dan Hodges in the mail you won't have to wait long.

He reports that Burnham has identified a winnable seat, he'll make his move next week and Starmer will be given an offer he can't refuse to let Burnham stand. 

 

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2 minutes ago, lazyred said:

According to Dan Hodges in the mail you won't have to wait long.

He reports that Burnham has identified a winnable seat, he'll make his move next week and Starmer will be given an offer he can't refuse to let Burnham stand. 

 

ok, well we'll see. Dan Hodges also talks a lot of bollocks.

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11 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

ok, well we'll see. Dan Hodges also talks a lot of bollocks.

It might be bollocks, none of us know. That Alex Wickham tweet includes the same info that Burnham is backed by Miliband and Lou Haigh. It reads like a fair summary of the current state of play.

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It's literally Game of Thrones.

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53 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

It's literally Game of Thrones.

 

The sh*t last season.

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Everyone hates Starmer. They will likely hate his replacement. The next few years are going to be hard, inflation up and no growth and taxes start to kick in.

May as well call an early election, get it over with.

 

Edit. Morning btw.

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Yeah I get the whole left wing union leader firebrand image and all...but this is kind of bollocks.

They have put up taxes on businesses and wealth taxes and brought in workers rights and renters rights and increased the min wage. What they did that upset so many was tried to means test winter fuel payments for pensioners, and they haven't stopped the boats...and most of all Starmer is just a bit of a prick.

What labour has done is abandon it's urban liberal and ethnic minority base who have done one to the Greens.

 

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Bridget Philipson doing interviews this morning, says Starmer not going anywhere, that the government will stick to its brexit red lines of no returning to customs union and single market, and that changing tack on migration would be to take the wrong message from the elections.

 

Doomed.

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Watching the video where Labour announced Brown and Harman on social media, it looked very dated and dull. It really strikes you that Starmer is a politician suited for a different generation.