Keir Starmer at it again..

[Templeton Peck]

Being only able to criticise people if you are part of that group is a slippery slope.

True. The point he makes is a fair one though. Labour have spent years either using it for factional reasons or else as a way of shutting down criticism of Israel. The genie is now out of the bottle to the extent that Starmer now has to criticise the only Jewish party leader of having a 'warped' view of anti-semitism in the UK.

 

[Tredman]

True. The point he makes is a fair one though. Labour have spent years either using it for factional reasons or else as a way of shutting down criticism of Israel. The genie is now out of the bottle to the extent that Starmer now has to criticise the only Jewish party leader of having a 'warped' view of anti-semitism in the UK.

Perhaps. But then are we allowed to criticise Suela for having a warped view of immigration?

 

[leedswolf]

Keir Starmer faces vote on inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims

No 10 brands the move "a desperate political stunt by the Conservative Party", which had asked for the vote.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It sort of is, if you think about it. The size of the labour majority means there is zero chance of the vote carrying, so its purpose is solely to expose cracks in that majority and weaken Starmer's position by showing how many labour MPs vote against him. It is a reach to call it a stunt, but it definitely a vote they don't actually need to win to gain what they want.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Watch Labour's uncensored attack ad exposing extreme views of Reform politicians - LabourList https://share.google/f3VG2a1Zv8QC26jiQ

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The trouble with this is, a large portion of society would hear those quotes and agree with them.

 

[leedswolf]

The trouble with this is, a large portion of society would hear those quotes and agree with them.

Some might see this and think it's Labour policy if they don't watch it until the end...

 

[Tony Towner]

Still got to get past the NEC/Starmer strings though

https://twitter.com/x/status/2050264965303738649

 

[Jack Regan]

If the council elections are a bloodbath (which they will be) then it won't matter, they'll just Truss Starmer out of there.

Although in hindsight I'm assuming the Labour leadership can't be usurped as easily as the Tories can with the 1922 committee.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We have locals in our ward. While I have no appetite in particular to vote for Starmer's Labour (like I didn't Corbyn's or Miliband's), round here it might well be a case of doing it in what would probably be a vain attempt to keep Reform out. I don't want them holding a council seat, let alone the Commons seat.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Keir Starmer’s niece is council election candidate in safe ward

Party members in Croydon’s second safest Labour ward express concern over the deselection of their sitting councillor, to be replaced with a 20-something with friends in high places. EXCLUSIV…

insidecroydon.com

 

[Tony Towner]

The Times are saying that the NEC won't block Burnham's next bid for constituency nomination. The beginning of the end I feel.

 

[Templeton Peck]

I really hope Streeting gets it.