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Seven Resignations From Labour Front Bench

BigAndy99BigAndy99 Posts: 3,277
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12th September 2015

I think this is worthy of General Discussion - a large enough story in its own right.

Please discuss.


'It's a f***ing disaster': Utter dismay from senior Labour MPs as Corbyn victory triggers wave of seven resignations from frontbench

Labour frontbenchers announce resignations within minutes of news hardline leftwinger had won leadership contest
Leadership rival Yvette Cooper confirms she will not serve under Corbyn, followed by Tristram Hunt and Liz Kendall
Rachel Reeves, Chuka Umunna, Jamie Reed and Emma Reynolds also refuse to serve under radical new leader
A total of 422,000 of the 550,000 Labour members took part in the vote, with Corbyn taking more than 251,000


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3231825/It-s-f-ing-disaster-Utter-dismay-senior-Labour-MPs-face-reality-led-Corbyn.html#ixzz3lX36kD68
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  • NaturalDancerNaturalDancer Posts: 5,152
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    Good riddance.
  • ArmiArmi Posts: 3,317
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    Hopefully that's the last we'll see of them.
  • BigAndy99BigAndy99 Posts: 3,277
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    NaturalDancer wrote: »
    Good riddance.

    I couldn't agree more.

    They'll have been the ones who didn't think the population is intelligent enough to vote on Europe.

    "no, we know best"

    They must hate democracy - Blair's b1tches, every one of them.
  • swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,111
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    They've proved pretty useless over the last 5 years and got thrashed in an election most people thought Labour would win

    Give someone else a chance !
  • AneechikAneechik Posts: 20,208
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    Not going to lose any sleep over it, they were all awful.
  • opal88opal88 Posts: 1,178
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    Tories in Labour clothes every single one of them. Smug freeloaders on the make. I hope Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls end up living in a B&B on benefits.
  • Keiō LineKeiō Line Posts: 12,979
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    Mods please move to politics
  • Raquelos.Raquelos. Posts: 7,734
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    Petulant responses imo. It must be hard for them, having positioned themselves on the right for so long to now tack left with any credibility. So yes a fking disaster, but only really for their careers :D
  • zx50zx50 Posts: 91,269
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    If they're daft enough to resign, that's their daft fault. Chuka Umunna's coming across as a hypocrite.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34123997
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    BigAndy99 wrote: »
    12th September 2015

    I think this is worthy of General Discussion - a large enough story in its own right.

    Please discuss.


    'It's a f***ing disaster': Utter dismay from senior Labour MPs as Corbyn victory triggers wave of seven resignations from frontbench

    Labour frontbenchers announce resignations within minutes of news hardline leftwinger had won leadership contest
    Leadership rival Yvette Cooper confirms she will not serve under Corbyn, followed by Tristram Hunt and Liz Kendall
    Rachel Reeves, Chuka Umunna, Jamie Reed and Emma Reynolds also refuse to serve under radical new leader
    A total of 422,000 of the 550,000 Labour members took part in the vote, with Corbyn taking more than 251,000


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3231825/It-s-f-ing-disaster-Utter-dismay-senior-Labour-MPs-face-reality-led-Corbyn.html#ixzz3lX36kD68

    Andy .. Why do you always put the date as we all know it and "please discuss"

    Just post the post so to speak.....
  • Hollie_LouiseHollie_Louise Posts: 39,988
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    Shame about Tristram, Yvette and Liz. The rest I'm not really that bothered about
  • CaxtonCaxton Posts: 28,881
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    zx50 wrote: »
    If they're daft enough to resign, that's their daft fault. Chuka Umunna's coming across as a hypocrite.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34123997

    Well that is no surprise at all
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,954
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    Better to resign than to be dismissed?
  • gdjman68wasdigigdjman68wasdigi Posts: 21,705
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    This guy Corbyn opposes shared parenting.....that to me is how much he is living in lala land....
  • MAWMAW Posts: 38,777
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    opal88 wrote: »
    Tories in Labour clothes every single one of them. Smug freeloaders on the make. I hope Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls end up living in a B&B on benefits.

    And what the hell is Jeremy? To my mind, he's not exactly labour working class, is he. From Wiltshire, and represents the champagne socialist borough of Islington North. I can't understand how the unions like him so much. He's not one of them.
  • ArmiArmi Posts: 3,317
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    MAW wrote: »
    And what the hell is Jeremy? To my mind, he's not exactly labour working class, is he. From Wiltshire, and represents the champagne socialist borough of Islington North. I can't understand how the unions like him so much. He's not one of them.

    You don't have to be working class to be a proper socialist.

    Tony Benn and Michael Foot are good examples.
  • DebrajoanDebrajoan Posts: 1,917
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    gdjman68wasdigi wrote: »
    Andy .. Why do you always put the date as we all know it and "please discuss"

    Just post the post so to speak.....

    He must be well aware that most FMs wonder on his "date and discuss" clownish style.
    He just does it to annoy, I've put him on ignore, but if his post is quoted I can't avoid seeing it.
  • DotheboyshallDotheboyshall Posts: 40,583
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    Perhaps they should resign from Parliament as they are clearly out of touch with the average Labour member.
  • PencilPencil Posts: 5,700
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    Where will they go?

    I guess The Conservatives Party best represents their views now.
  • CadivaCadiva Posts: 18,412
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    Demonstrates beautifully how utterly out of touch a lot of the PLP is with the grassroots membership.
  • AnnsyreAnnsyre Posts: 109,504
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    gdjman68wasdigi wrote: »
    This guy Corbyn opposes shared parenting.....that to me is how much he is living in lala land....

    But he's had three wives, there must have been some sharing.
  • Amaretto2Amaretto2 Posts: 2,949
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    I'm wondering how welcome the 40% that didn't back Corbyn are going to be feeling over the coming months?

    Not very from what I'm seeing online.

    Corbyn will not be able to control his supporters.
  • deptfordbakerdeptfordbaker Posts: 22,368
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    They are just bad losers. :D
  • BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    Good riddance.
  • JayyKJayyK Posts: 423
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    I hope Dawn Butler makes it to the front bench. I'm a huge fan of her. There is so much potential on the Labour back benchers but they tried to play it safe with Tory lites such as Hunt and it didn't work. He for one was useless as education sec, he is of no loss!
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