Yeah, I think rejecting a Tory defector would have done more harm than good in the long run. I'm fairly certain he'll win a by-election without breaking a sweat.I dont think local labour members are that buzzed about it, but Labour could hardly say no in the grand scheme of it
Yeah, I think rejecting a Tory defector would have done more harm than good in the long run. I'm fairly certain he'll win a by-election without breaking a sweat.
Not yet, but it would make sense to do it sooner rather than later just to make sure the Tories can't use it against Labour.Has he said he’s triggering a by-election?
Bury South will be forgotten about soon enough no need for one.Not yet, but it would make sense to do it sooner rather than later just to make sure the Tories can't use it against Labour.
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Stung by a series of negative stories about his leadership, Starmer angrily urged colleagues at Tuesday’s shadow cabinet meeting to focus on the job in hand, telling them it was “boring” to undermine Labour’s project of getting back into government.
Several of those around the table then echoed their leader’s calls for unity and discretion, in a lengthy exchange described by one shadow frontbencher as “ironically very boring”.