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Her run looks like a test balloon for a media career rather than a breakaway party.

'At this time'

How about never? Does never work for you?

has she offered to give the huge wad of kickstarter money back yet?

the entirety of her time as an mp looks like a test balloon for a media career tbf

I also want to send a message to all of those in the Jewish community, many of whom have been in touch with me to say that in me, they found somebody who would stand up for them.

gotta be honest, not a fan of this line at all

She'll be on Strictly or in the jungle with Ant and Dec before the end of the year.

she's already done the bake-off iirc

lead-lined safety glasses on before looking at this nuclear take from our special boy dan

Jess Phillips was the Labour leader a lot of Tory MPs most feared. Rightly or wrongly, they'll be relieved at the reports she's about to drop out.

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) January 21, 2020

This is weird, other than narcissism and a misreading of her chances what exactly was this mini-run all about? If she wants a media career she already has the profile for that, this hasn't added anything. And if there's going to be no "Real Labour Centrist but Working Class" Party either, then what?

Lol at the idea Tory MPs are fearing any Labour leader, seen their majority pal, tdgaf and why would they

Her run looks like a test balloon for a media career rather than a breakaway party.

As Boaby would say, "Test balloon? She's the fuckin' balloon."

Jess Phillips was too truthful for Labour members to bear@IndyVoices https://t.co/HabD2xhqcL

— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) January 21, 2020

spicy take from the kwisatz haderach

I'm sorry @jessphillips is out of the Labour leadership race. She represents a small but tenacious constituency in the party who could easily have quit during the TIG debacle and who I hope stay with us. Now it's down to various strands of the social-democratic left

— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) January 21, 2020

Good lord, there is no cure for what these lads have.

In the end her chums in the media and the PLP were her only chums. But even in the face of being quite friendless and unliked - I thought she might have had enough arrogance/resilience to last a bit longer than this.

John Rentoul's name always reminds me of Rentaghost

Paul Mason's profile photo makes him look like Barry Chuckle

"small" but tenacious... he's gotta be joking - it's more like 75% of the PLP. But when the spice is kicking in while you are typing..

she only got 10% of the plp nominations, i don't think she's especially well loved or respected even there

not a single BAME one, to contextualise that

xp
true but I don't think these - as the spiceman would have it - " various strands of the social-democratic left" differ that much to call them different factions of the party.

the narcissism of minute differences and all that

Stay strong Wes!

John Rentoul's name always reminds me of Rentaghost

reminds me of a spanner for hire

surely time for Mike Skinner to make a comeback with a reworking of "Dry Your Eyes, Bab"

Don't Mug Yourse-...oh too late

A grand might not come for free, or does it?

in fairness, crowdfunding has come a long way since the streets' debut

thank god inflation hasn't risen at the same pace as outright online swindling/chicanery has. I'd be paying 300 quid for a bottle of red tonight if it had!

we're on track for a clean sweep of brain-poisoned dipshits here guys

Gutted by Jess Phillips pulling out the race. Here was someone firmly on the left, who had been consistently honest about the moral and political failings of Corbynism from the start. And so of course she doesn't get enough support to carry on.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 21, 2020

hnnnngggghhhhhh

Well the biggest liar of all just got handed a massive majority in a general election. And the person most intent on trying to speak truthfully just had to drop out a leadership race for lack of support.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 21, 2020

A female MP told me Jess Phillips is basically rude to anyone in the PLP who doesn’t think of her as, shall we say, a special child.

she's just SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER

If she had hung around a bit longer she probably would have got some some CLP noms. He's a fucking bigger idiot than her.

I’m sorry but I had to see this and so must you.

JUST IN: GMB nominates @LisaNandy for Labour Leader. pic.twitter.com/Q6KHNJCoE1

— GMB UNION (@GMB_union) January 21, 2020

fp

so tough on knife crime then

Stating the bleeding obvious but the ongoing two-way RLB vs Starmer camp attacks are going to let Nandy cruise to a fair new union / CLP nominations with almost zero scrutiny.

Rayner's also got the GMB nom, good day for legitimate concerns

🐦[Jess Phillips was too truthful for Labour members to bear@IndyVoices🕸 https://t.co/HabD2xhqcL🕸
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) January 21, 2020🕸]🐦

I think she has enough union
/affiliate nominations for it not to matter if she gets CLP ones

xp the undead have different values than us daywalkers

Can't handle JP's truth rn

GMB is probably the most right wing union, neither nomination is a surprise.

as a former member i concur

xxp
https://i.postimg.cc/fLD1qLrD/257613-EF-5-D2-F-44-AC-9637-EF9-F4241107-E.jpg

All I am going to remind you is that the king over the water didn’t bother canvassing his colleagues for support or making any effort with them either, and he’s still sore about losing almost a decade later

I just looked at the MPs who nominated her and that’s some kiss of death group right there, lol

Andrew Fisher has written a bit about the contest

Jess Phillips only just scraped over the MP nomination threshold, and won no union or affiliate backers, and not a single CLP.

For comparison, in 2015 Liz Kendall was backed by 41 MPs, won 18 CLPs and was backed by the Labour Party Irish Society.

— Andrew Fisher (@FisherAndrew79) January 21, 2020

Here's a big thing: Rebecca Long-Bailey is to announce tonight her support for open selection.

Not even Corbyn went that far. A clear break not only with the 'continuity' mantle, but with a pack of candidates who all (at least purportedly) are in agreement on domestic policy.

— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) January 21, 2020

Side note: am I going to have to join Labour Irish too? Looks like, ffs.

London Irish are looking for a flanker, I hear.

a bit of a flanker? that bald lad at Spiked could do a job

sorry I'm training to be on HIGNFY