Tony Lloyd died on 17th January 2024 so Labour shortlisting was clearly after that. Ali made his remarks in October or November. (View Post)

That is the most likely outcome yes. I am also pretty sure these words were from November ie before the selection in which case bad due diligence rather than unlucky. (View Post)

Believe Labour had to supress their vote share as it had been rising to levels that did not meet their fiscal rules. (View Post)

On Topic I have managed to hijack TSEs account for the header ie WHY KEIR STARMER IS THE NEW BORIS JOHNSON My sub header was Both lying charlatans with no principles or values TSE has hijacked it bac… (View Post)

UK workers must accept lower pay deals to help beat inflation, says £375k a year Bank of England Deputy Governor. Silence on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Average wages unchanged since 2006. M… (View Post)