Can I just ask this one question, what was the Labour party thinking when they selected a former MP as the candidate in Hartlepool who had voted against Brexit I think 46 times (according to Skynews) in votes at Westminster during his brief tenure there in a constituency that was uber Brexit?
Can I just ask this one question, what was the Labour party thinking when they selected a former MP as the candidate in Hartlepool who had voted against Brexit I think 46 times (according to Skynews) in votes at Westminster during his brief tenure there in a constituency that was uber Brexit?
I assume Labour are smashing it everywhere thanks to Keir Starmers strategy of attacking the left to attract right votes.
I guess I have to be the bigger man at this point and concede that I was wrong about the electoral pay off of Starmers strategy. Also I have made constant remarks about him being less electable than Jeremy Corbyn....
Well, egg on my face.
To be serious for a moment, all thoroughly deserved and predictable.
Edit: Also this might be why Tories like Topping likes Starmer whilst left wingers don't.
Can I just ask this one question, what was the Labour party thinking when they selected a former MP as the candidate in Hartlepool who had voted against Brexit I think 46 times (according to Skynews) in votes at Westminster during his brief tenure there in a constituency that was uber Brexit?
RochdaleLabour on this site was asking the same thing at the time of the selection.
Can I just ask this one question, what was the Labour party thinking when they selected a former MP as the candidate in Hartlepool who had voted against Brexit I think 46 times (according to Skynews) in votes at Westminster during his brief tenure there in a constituency that was uber Brexit?
Dr Paul Wiliams is Keir Starmer's friend. He wanted him back in Parliament.
I assume Labour are smashing it everywhere thanks to Keir Starmers strategy of attacking the left to attract right votes.
Yeah.
People are voting Conservative because what they really want is a more left wing Labour party......
People aren't voting Labour because Labour is offering them nothing, people who had been voting Labour under Corbyn and other Labour leaders.
I realise Tories are desperate to keep the golden goose in place but Labour are losing votes everywhere not just Tories, Starmer is electorally useless.
Just wow, in all the years I have followed election night counts, that is the kind of results I never expected to see in somewhere like Sunderland. And I say that as someone who while being poles apart politically, then became a big fan of former Labour MP for Sunderland South Chris Mullin's diaries.
Just wow, in all the years I have followed election night counts, that is the kind of results I never expected to see in somewhere like Sunderland. And I say that as someone who while being poles apart politically, then became a big fan of former Labour MP for Sunderland South Chris Mullin's diaries.
He also wrote "A Very British Coup" which was turned into a TV series IIRC.
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Chadwell St Mary:
Con: 45.4% (+34.4)
Lab: 39.3% (-4.8)
IndyGrp: 15.3% (+15.3)
Con gain from Lab
Con: 42.0% (+13.5)
Lab: 41.9% (-29.5)
UKIP: 8.8% (+8.8)
LDem: 7.3% (+7.3)
Con GAIN from Lab
More: https://newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2021/05/2021-english-local-election-results-ward-ward
Conservatives win by two votes.
https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1390495559107153924?s=20
Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQLpRBDrhn8&list=RDMM&index=6
Local election turnout: 47%
Parliamentary by-election: 42.55%
PCC: 41.75%
Combined authority mayor: 41.71%
https://twitter.com/katewilsea/status/1390495087579340804?s=20
Lab 15 (-9)
Con 8 (+6)
LD 5 (+4)
Green 0 (-1)
I assume Labour are smashing it everywhere thanks to Keir Starmers strategy of attacking the left to attract right votes.
I guess I have to be the bigger man at this point and concede that I was wrong about the electoral pay off of Starmers strategy. Also I have made constant remarks about him being less electable than Jeremy Corbyn....
Well, egg on my face.
To be serious for a moment, all thoroughly deserved and predictable.
Edit: Also this might be why Tories like Topping likes Starmer whilst left wingers don't.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bonnie+raitt+too+soon+to+tell&oq=bonnie+raitt+too+soon+&aqs=chrome.0.0i355j46j69i57j0i22i30l4.19692j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
People are voting Conservative because what they really want is a more left wing Labour party......
East Tilbury Ward
Con: 42.8% (+22.8)
Ind: 40.5% (+40.5)
Lab: 16.7% (-4.8)
No UKIP (-58.5) as prev.
Con GAIN from UKIP
I realise Tories are desperate to keep the golden goose in place but Labour are losing votes everywhere not just Tories, Starmer is electorally useless.
Cons 28 (+16)
LD 12 (+4)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c481drqqzv7t/england-local-elections-2021