have you quit the labour party yet?

https://x.com/DonahueRogers/status/1791801886066020511

same again without the stupid url

Rachel Reeves pic.twitter.com/RxEF4DaZiJ

— Donahue Rogers (@DonahueRogers) May 18, 2024

spot the arsehole

Arseonomics

that pic was from the 2022 Wakefield byelection in which the insipid Labour arsehole's campaign was massively boosted by dint of the previous Tory MP resigning after it was revealed they had sexually assaulted a schoolboy. That's the appeal of Starmerism in a nutshell there!

I like how there's been no discussion of the recent election pledges thing. Just too insulting and dogshit to even bring up

I was talking to a mate who's a bit centristy last night about the election and even he said he's voting Green

Considering where you are, might he live in Caroline Lucas’ constituency?

https://x.com/Orwell_Fan/status/1793956143397581091?t=3VuvwWPhEbwjPNi7vRMIcA&s=19

I mean

Exclusive. Paul Mason has not been shortlisted for a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. pic.twitter.com/ydhLbhOHJO

— Simon Hedges (@Orwell_Fan) May 24, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/25/defeat-would-be-a-big-blow-labour-faces-double-trouble-of-corbyn-and-abbott-in-islington-and-hackney

BOABY CAMEO ALERT

Tom D 🤝 Boaby #jezza4islingtonnorth

https://x.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1795130132992040971

https://x.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1795143198563618857

🔴 So, the final big Labour selection fix will unfold over next few days, as Starmer's henchmen Morgan McSweeney & Matt Faulding, helped by series of NEC panels (sub-committees) slot in who they want as MPs into the remaining 11 safe seats (& any others that arise).

@Tomorrow'sMPs
@tomorrowsmps
🔴 Let be more precise. The
likely winners of the late selection process include FIVE NEC members who will become members -
with no say from party members in those seats. Five. And maybe five peerages as well for the MPs they replace?

sweet sweet anti-deomcratic corruption

Kim Leadbeater made a lot of noise about her local roots and how Batley has a special place in her heart in the '21 B+S by-election that she just about squeaked a win in by about 90 votes. Now because she shit out on the ceasefire vote, she's quite cynically moved up the road in the boundary reshuffle, to somewhere where she doesn't have roots and there are less Muslim voters. Looking forward to see which hapless dummy candidate get's undemocratically selected by Kieth's goons for D+B. I think the boundary change has probably made it much more unwinnable seat.

Rayner off the hook for her wrongdoing! Whatever it was. Police taking no further action, or in fact no action at all

Finally I can sleep!!

the police concluded it was just the usually grubby, borderline dodgy shit that multiple homeowning MPs do

the Times is reporting that Abbott will not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate

An announcement of the party’s position could come as early as today. There are discussions among senior aides to Sir Keir Starmer about restoring her to the Labour whip before the election to allow her to leave politics “with dignity”.

restoring the whip for the two days (I think?) before parliament is dissolved just seems like adding insult to injury

one might argue there's no dignity in staying with Labour at this point

A Labour Party that embraces Natalie Elphicke but has no room for Diane Abbott isn't a Party that deserves anyone's trust, let alone their vote. https://t.co/ckjoJYreW4

— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) May 28, 2024

other journalists are suggesting that it's not settled yet, and they're still trying to negotiate with her, don't know why she'd feel any inclination to co-operate at this point though

https://x.com/AnushkaAsthana/status/1795512900791980375

New- it’s is my understanding that Labour are trying to come to an agreement with Diane Abbott. They want to be able to give her back the whip- and lots of female colleagues urging party to give her a place in Lords- but there is a sense that they’d prefer her not to stand - 1/ https://t.co/ycUQFE1afG

— Anushka Asthana (@AnushkaAsthana) May 28, 2024

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKaZlnuWwAEz03Q?format=jpg&name=large

Deep that the last time Labour properly acknowledged Diane Abbott's existence was to exploit her abuse to email around begging for money from their members.

*They didn't even mention her by name*

— Jacob D. Oui-Aff-Aye 🇳🇬🇬🇭💚 (@JJWiafe) May 28, 2024

🚨 NEW: Ian Murray has made thousands renting out his Edinburgh flat on Airbnb, I can reveal

He has made at least £10,000 since he started renting it on the site in 2019 pic.twitter.com/pVOTOMMU2m

— Hamish Morrison (@HMorrison97) May 28, 2024

Mish Rahman on Radio 4 calling out the "bare-faced lies" and racism

"they want to humiliate her publicly.. Keir Starmer & his bully boys have a hit list & they want to humiliate these women of colour because they think it plays well with target voters. Its not incompetence, its completely calculated"@mish_rahman on the treatment of Diane Abbott pic.twitter.com/MJHujfKNu2

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 28, 2024

Classy.

More recently, he attracted criticism for hanging a "Darren Rodwell for Barking" banner on some gravestones.

... oh that was for the other thread, you may have to cross reference.

Just been confirmed that Diane Abbott has been barred from standing.

Even Tony Blair didn't purge left-wing MPs like this.

I’ve since had a further message describing the abuse Nargund’s campaign has received on the doorstep in Islington. Angry residents have said Starmer is boring, Labour have no policies & they support the genocide in Gaza. One man said Starmer “looks like a National Front guy”.

— Simon Hitpo (@HitpoSimon) May 28, 2024

they might need to revise the betting market on Islington N

I’m hearing from Islington Labour that Praful Nargund’s campaign had such an awful start he’s thinking of quitting. Despite knocking 100s of doors over the weekend they only found 3 people who’d vote for him. Nargund close to tears & an NEC member had to persuade him to carry on.

— Simon Hitpo (@HitpoSimon) May 28, 2024

Hoping that's true.

... but a hae ma doots.

I'm believing it to be true, he's only made one post since being selected. Normally MPs are posting multiple pics of themselves when they are knocking on doors.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GOhh7YaWMAAixPu?format=jpg&name=large

it appears his canvassing team is lacking in numbers

Lol

it's amazing how blatant they've made it that they'd already made a decision to get rid of her and are now thrashing about desperately trying to find a phony rationale

The Guardian understands that the party could make a renewed push to exclude her from standing again for her Hackney North and Stoke Newington seat after she liked a post on X by Jeremy Corbyn’s wife, Laura Alvarez, about his decision to stand as an independent candidate. Restoring the whip to Abbot would allow her to leave the party “with dignity”, according to party sources.

Party sources acknowledge the huge amount of support that Abbott has locally and had been hoping to find a civil agreement and not stand for Labour at the next election due to what are termed as health difficulties.

But sources close to Abbott have questioned why her future in the party has been linked to her health, and why she cannot make the decision.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/three-labour-names-in-frame-diane-abbott-election

Luke Akehurst to be parachuted into her seat? That's the gravest of insults to Diane and the people who elected her. The entire leadership of this party needs exterminating. it's just so sickening.

They are now officially the UK's leading racist party, the Tories have been right all along about how, in comparison, they are much more inclusive of ethnic minorities.

Wonder if Diane could win as an Independent. I hope she has seen this scenario and has been considering it.

Its not that ppl know of Luke, but the guy isn't a politician. Wonder what her chances might be against that worm.

Lots of lovely Red Wall votes though nom nom nom.

Of course, because no other voters count but white red wall voters. Nice of them to be so blatant and so patronising about it.

They are now officially the UK's leading racist party, the Tories have been right all along about how, in comparison, they are much more inclusive of ethnic minorities.

― Poets Win Prizes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 29 May 2024 bookmarkflaglink

It could break the link between ethnic minorities and Labour, with Muslims the only constituency both major parties don't want.

(xps) I know a lot of people in her constituency who don't like her.

Just been confirmed that Diane Abbott has been barred from standing.

Met someone from her constutuency who suddenly blurted out she didn't like her when we happened to talk politics. Guess what? White middle class woman! xp

Yes but she is personally not especially well liked, unlike Corbyn.

Luke is probably one of ugliest freaks of the Labour Right, everything about him is grotesque. I think even people who are not fans of Diane will be inclined to agree with this.

I am personally a bit suspicious of some of her antics, and the infantilisation of her as 'auntie' Diane by left twitter, but don't see enough of a problem to just humiliate her like this and bar her. A lot of dislike does come down to racism, and the way she has been treated feeds into that.

But yes she isn't liked and a creep like Luke has the advantage of being unknown.