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Labour mps not happy

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mps-already-angry-over-claim-mandelsons-appointment-was-worth-the-risk-13430757

There’s no future in this story, Big G, it will fizzle out in favour of another headline to direct unhappiness at. It’s how politics always works 99% of the time. Starmer was ultra careful in PMQs not to answer a question with a lie, that’s the moment he got away with it.

Underlying it is lack of economic growth and easing of credit crisis, once/if Starmer gets that he’s safe as houses to lead Labour into the next GE.

I think you are wrong. The hatchet job done on Starmer by the right wing media, both traditional and on X has done for him. He hasn't helped himself either.

The Telegraph has been particularly effective. The unhinged anti-Starmer headline normally bears little relationship to the text of the story. Allister Heath and Allison Pearson are the King and Queen of the unhinged Starmer headline.

Those who have debased Starmer had four years to prepare too. As they don't know yet who the next Labour PM will be that character has a window of advantage that Starmer did not.

I'd like the defenestration to happen quickly.

Bollocks.

Starmer came into office with a vast majority and a fair amount of good will.

He then proceeded to set fire to the goodwill. And burnt bridges with a range of the left.

He has done this to himself - you should really give him credit for the achievement.

The Sunday Rawnsley, brought to you via the warm foothills of the Black Forest:

Sir Keir Starmer cannot think that his embattled premiership is going to gain lustre from bringing this guest [Trump] to our shores. The ideal state visit is an occasion to celebrate and nurture the ties that bind two countries. Other times, they are endured as a necessary price of realpolitik.

This visit is the most cynically conceived I can remember. It is best thought of as the apotheosis of Operation Ingratiate: the obsequious strategy that Sir Keir started pursuing even before Trump returned to the Oval Office. Starmer aides contend that laying on a splash of regal pageantry and catering is a price worth paying to swerve the most punishing of the Trumpian tariffs. Signatories on UK-US tech partnerships will be hyped as another fruit of the relationship.

Playing nice with The Donald turns the stomachs of the median Labour MP who would much prefer to enjoy Sir Ed Davey’s freedom to declare that he is boycotting the state banquet at Windsor Castle in protest at the horrifying carnage in Gaza. Donald Trump will regard his visit to our shores as a success if he comes away with an ego-gratifying photo album of happy snaps with the royals and the Household Cavalry. Sir Keir has a contrasting need – to show his domestic audience at least glimmers of progress on Gaza and the security of Europe.

There is a distinction between the necessities of realpolitik and obeisance so slavish that you make yourself look like a vassal, meekly compliant to the capricious and authoritarian White House. The prime minister won’t do his reputation or our national dignity any favours if he loses sight of the difference this week.

For those doubting the importance of Tommy, consider this. Could anyone else in British politics have summoned Elon Musk - world’s wealthiest man, and one of the most powerful - to speak live, and passionately, to 300,000 British people marching through London?

Sir Ed Davey, perhaps? lol

No, only Tommy can do this. He is becoming pivotal

It agree it was quite a coup getting Musk, but your logic is utterly silly. He is in his lunatic circle. Obviously Davey or Badenock couldn't get him, but they would get someone else from their circle, whom you would probably never have heard of, that Robinson could not get in a million years. It is horses for courses.

You are doing your usual getting excited and coming out with silly exaggerations and extrapolations. I give you the 300K you quote for the size of the crowd which exceeds all accepted estimates by some margin, except Tommy's of course which is actually 3 million (lol)!