"we'll change the things that need changing and that's all we'll change": the paSUKification of post-brexit politics 2021

They lost all their seats and then went off to cushy jobs and non-executive directorships.

One shad cab member tells me they'd quite like to know whether it's worth them turning up for work tomorrow. Nearly 7pm Sunday night and unaware if they're invited to tomorrow's meeting.

— Kate Proctor (@Kate_M_Proctor) May 9, 2021

lol politicians are such pissy bitches

Brabin (Lab): 49,753 (310,923 total)
Robinson (Con): 32,970 (209,137 total)

Tracy Brabin is officially the new Mayor of West Yorkshire.

now confirmed Kieth has another by-election to lose

So many thinkpieces on ee by gum Northeners deserting the Labour Party to write, so little time.

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You dirty old man!

BBC liveblog has gone with this image

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Tim Shipman hasn’t tweeted since he deleted the tweet yesterday #FreeShippers

— Ed (@emcnally96) May 9, 2021

Today’s Sunday Times highlights Labour’s dire financial straits. If Starmer is considering scrapping shadow cabinet posts to make up costs, would make a reshuffle even harder with less posts to go around. pic.twitter.com/2wLGOrMVT8

— James Heale (@JAHeale) May 9, 2021

"an empty husk of a party" that had over 600 000 members

This isn’t as good as John McDonnell liking a tweet about how the hug emoji is a communist though

he's got absolutely no filter on his likes and it's amazing pic.twitter.com/8QXtdDlZ7X

— Doug (@redandriveting) May 9, 2021

Allies of Nick Brown say he has been sacked as chief whip

— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) May 9, 2021

I don't really see how party discipline has anything to do with any of Kieth's multitude of problems in the last few days. Lol because was a Brown creature maybe he's too left-wing!

NEW: Rachel Reeves is new shadow chancellor, party source confirms.

— Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) May 9, 2021

well that wasn't going to happen anyway.

Lisa Nandy and Jon Ashworth stay in post
Suggestions that Wes Streeting in line for promotion to a new brief

two of the worst people staying put shocker. Wes making his big entrance into frontline politics.

Rachel Reeves' tweets celebrating a nazi-sympathiser are still up https://t.co/IBdmyAgry7

— Chris (@ChrisKPH) May 9, 2021

Rayner the new shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, lol the promotion she was so happy about last night.

Must be a hell of a hangover

I'm told separately that she wants senior LOTO figures gone. Easy to see why negotiations aren't getting anywhere fast...

— Sienna Rodgers (@siennamarla) May 9, 2021

🚨🌹 | NEW: Keir Starmer's new focus will be "work and jobs", says Labour

— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) May 9, 2021

They've given Rayner a million jobs.

Deputy Leader, Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work: Angela Rayner

None of those are real jobs

I can't quite believe I'm saying this, but we have our first briefing war of the new "refreshed and renewed" shadow cabinet. Allies of Starmer deny the briefing below: It "isn't true" https://t.co/TvnxCcQYO5

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) May 9, 2021

xp

saves a bit of brass I suppose! Corbz used to have to do the same, not because he couldn't afford them like Kieth obv.

Some bemusement in the PLP at Wes Streeting’s new job title: Shadow Secretary of State *FOR* Child Poverty. Are Labour pro that now?

— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) May 9, 2021

Buying them all a Filet O'Fish for tonight's shift

None of those are real jobs

― Scamp Granada (gyac), Sunday, 9 May 2021 bookmarkflaglink

The only jobs being created tonight are the junk consultancy roles/Lord seats for this lot after the Tories end up with a 100 seat majority at the next election.

Oh good "child poverty" again is it? Those poor respectable working class children

"respectable working class" was an expression Mandy used earlier. I haven't got a clue what he means!

Confusion over whether Angela Rayner maintains control over party matters, senior to chair and NCC – allies say yes, sources close to leadership say that's wrong.

— Sienna Rodgers (@siennamarla) May 9, 2021

Jobs Jobs jobs

The shitposters know

almost feel sorry for her, don't think she's realised that she's a sacrificial lamb warming the seat for Rachel Reeves

— Dr. Professor Sir Bane QC KCB MP (@BaneNook) July 8, 2020

if you've not being getting your Rachel Reeves 5 a day and feel like she has been underexposed, well don't you worry no more

.@LucyMPowell — Labours new shadow housing secretary — is... a landlord.

— Greater Manchester Housing Action (@gmhousingaction) May 9, 2021

I'm going to enjoy watching this party die an ignominious death even more now, especially as it seems to be happening much faster than I thought it would under Starmer

"respectable working class" was an expression Mandy used earlier. I haven't got a clue what he means!

he means white

work and jobs eh? never the twain should meet.

xp I know I know, just feigning ignorance for the sake of a post.

it seems to be happening much faster than I thought it would under Starmer

thank the lord no one stabbed him

heh sorry calz should have realised

Just constantly great work, you hardly even notice pic.twitter.com/HuUjLsHAFT

— Stefan Bielik (@prstskrzkrk) May 9, 2021

I bet Angela felt like strangling the little fucker after every painstakingly over elaborate photo shoot with him!

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this one being the most egregious example!

ftr I'm not classically tall & a little bit short of 6 foot myself and shrinking - not being heightist here - just sticking it to this bleedin' Bonaparte!

I almost feel curious now to check if Burnham does the same thing!

christ no he's much taller than Kieth!

It's fucking sick really, like they'd go to all sorts of excruciating lengths to cover up FDR's disability, and in that era it probably was politically important to do this. But the least of Kieth's problems is that he's 5'6 and his former deputy leader is taller and hotter than him!

Every single time I see Zarah Sultana say anything, it’s always the exact right thing to say, and she never seems to equivocate. Can she run for leader please???

She is very good, but the Labour membership (or whatever remains of them) are a set of arseholes that would vote for Wes before her.

even before many of them so-called lefty Corbynistas or whatever you want to call them deserted the party, they still voted in much greater numbers for Ian Murray for deputy over Dawn Butler.

Political death to have a candidate with a surname the gammon can poke fun at. Let's hope they don't find out what Johnson means!

i think zarah sultana needs time to polish up a bit and she could be a deadly weapon

she makes me feel sad, because I feel like she is destined to be marginalised for a very long time in this horrible party. There is no hope in UK politics for decent human beings, especially if they are woman of colour.

Can we lock the thread now:

Bet y'all are wishing Jo Swinson had been the UK's next Prime Minister right about now, huh?

— Young Liberals (@YoungLiberalsUK) July 7, 2022