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

It was almost a raging certainty that Labour would get caught out over this.

Stupid to go in so hard on this if they weren’t sure they were whiter than white and the cost of living crisis right there but they already fucked the pandemic so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

lol, he'd be hated more for his rank hypocrisy than for breaking the rules and then if he get's fined and there are calls for him to resign the Tories might think it's an opportune moment to call a shock snap election.

There was s a protest vote for The Greens, except in this case it has cost two left wing councillors.

Absolutely dreadful news. We’ve lost 2 actual left wing councillors for these charlatans https://t.co/cHNqBMaTOC

— maintenant, la revanche (@judeinlondon2) May 6, 2022

Despite record gains in London, one Labour MP said they would not be participating in any media interviews for the next few days, in fear of being asked to defend Sir Keir. His actions were "indefensible," they said.

yes yes yes.. even though it is low grade unnamed source stuff still feels like it could be the start of his ending, to quote Mobb Deep

Solidarity

Angry Barnet Tory candidate in West Hendon launches attack on the media at Barnet count saying ‘the press killled Diana’ pic.twitter.com/GxRaqwbWKA

— lee harpin (@lmharpin) May 6, 2022

it was different when the Tories broke the rules "because they make the rules" says Labour spksperson. lol, UK law doesn't work like that I'm afraid

who could have predicted that failing to articulate a single principle or indeed policy to improve people's lives in favour of disingenuous high-horse platitudes about playing by the rules could have come back to haunt this labour party so exactly in the face WHO i ask you

nailed it

'I searched for 'flagellation' and accidentally stumbled upon our election results'⁠

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— Matt Cartoons (@MattCartoonist) May 6, 2022

lol at all the centrists calling for starmer to stand down (if fined) and thus remove boris by the power of moral pressure

this would be funny sorry if this offends

funnier stil if boris then doesn't resign and toughs it out lol

A few might be thinking that sacrificing Starmer might be worth it to tank Rayner.

Boris will never resign.

He will when he’s bored and wants to make that sweet think tank/after dinner stealing money I bet.

That's what I meant to say, he'll go when he wants to go.

Jeremy Corbyn describes the police investigation into allegations Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer broke covid rules “very serious” and “a huge development”.

lol drag his ass dude

Lol

Bromley Local Elections 2022

Results for Chislehurst Ward.

Elected =
Michael William Jack (Chislehurst Matters)
Mark Jeffrey Smith (Chislehurst Matters)
Alison Margaret Stammers (Chislehurst Matters)

For full election results visit, https://t.co/tWqVOkh7Ow#LE2022

— Bromley Council (@LBofBromley) May 6, 2022

Good take from Aditya. And as his follow-up says, Starmer as PM is more than possible.

Much of England is entering an era of no-party politics, in which voters stay at home or vote grudgingly at best. A lot of protest voters looking for a suitable outlet.
Very reminiscent of the period immediately before the Brexit vote -- only without UKIP

— Aditya Chakrabortty (@chakrabortty) May 6, 2022

Incredible that this is suggesting @TheGreenParty have gained more seats than @UKLabour so far #LocalElections2022 pic.twitter.com/YAGMDk4aDJ

— Steve Hyndside (@SteveHyndside) May 6, 2022

Lab loses Tower Hamlets and Croydon.

Jason Perry the Conservative mayor of Croydon won with 38,612 votes while Labours Val Shawcross got 38,023

— Tara O'Connor (@TaraOConnor_) May 7, 2022

The narrative that Lab = London isn't really correct.

yes pls pic.twitter.com/0RE5J9TH8n

— Sii (@skippy_0h) May 7, 2022

all these posh melts with Irish grandparents who got the passports over Brexit, they don't like it!

More Starmer supporters at it.

West Indian dominoes players dismayed by noise ban in London square https://t.co/gdUqxJiTI1

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) May 7, 2022

I wonder if it was "dominos"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKMau8MncxI

Lol

One positive aspect is that LTNs are seen as positive.

Loud but tiny anti-LTN campaigns have been a huge boost for Labour councils– across London opposition parties have oversestimated opposition to schemes, latched onto campaigns, and lost basically everywhere. Lambeth now has zero Tory councillors for the first time ever!

— Jon Stone (@joncstone) May 7, 2022

im glad that's the case, i read that tweet many times trying to work out exactly what it was saying lol

There is opposition to it, seen the odd sign/leaflet (including outside my favourite Chinese takeaway lol) but it is v good that it's not amounted to anything at local level.

Yeah, it could be clearer that it's the "loud but tiny" nature rather than the campaigns themselves that are the boost.

Lol this is amazing!!

The results for Spitalfields and Banglatown just in.
Suluk Ahmed (Aspire) and Kabir Hussain (Aspire) elected Cllrs for Spitalfields and Banglatown.

— Tower Hamlets Council (@TowerHamletsNow) May 7, 2022

Harrow (where the right of the party kicked out left wing councillors) has also been lost by Lab.

the excitement with which people generally supportive of Starmer are workshopping his replacement should worry him a bit, maybe

— jamie k (@jkbloodtreasure) May 6, 2022

Last night we disrupted @pritipatel because her #Rwandaplan is cruel, morally bankrupt & it will cost lives.

We demand the Government drops this widely condemned policy & provides support for people seeking safety.

No matter where we come from, we all deserve dignity & respect pic.twitter.com/DQDzC2aMCB

— Green New Deal Rising (@GNDRising) May 7, 2022

(xp) Workshopping or Photoshopping, one of the two.

Reflection from ex-Tower Hamlets councillor (from the left), who decided not to stand.

Congratulations to all the newly elected councillors & commiserations to those not returning. I decided not to stand in this election. When I stood in 2018 Tower Hamlets felt filled with the hope Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership brought to our party. 🧵 https://t.co/qQO0zv2rQ9

— Gabriela Salva Macallan (@GSalva_M) May 7, 2022

lol pic.twitter.com/0lCQn3hkyw

— josh (@lobstereo) May 7, 2022

Contrary to a few ppl on twitter I think Corbyn and DA's comments are fine.

Keir Starmer should consider position if fined for breaking Covid rules, says Labour MP Diane Abbott https://t.co/Y52Jtz9C3d

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 7, 2022

This is finer

NEW: Labour leader Keir Starmer has cancelled his event with the Institute for Government tomorrow.

It comes following further Beergate reports this weekend.

Labour are refusing to comment on why the event has been cancelled.

— Shehab Khan ITV (@ShehabKhan) May 8, 2022

by choosing to go after Johnson on this, rather than offer any challenge to policy, he's reduced the whole political conversation to dumb back and forth about nothing. pretty forensic you have to admit

you wouldn't to play against such a great strategic mind in a tiddlywinks tournament

it's amusing seeing some of those most vehemently calling for Boris to resign are quite rightly saying beergate is really actually a nothing story, but maintaining that partygate should be judged by a different set of standards and rules.

one of the amusing bits of the Eagleton book that has stuck in my wet-brain memory tonight was the bit where Amy Jackson, Corbyn's political secretary, angrily told Starmer that some messaging he'd prepared for the media involving his slyly prevaricating PV campaign "was like something that an A-level politics student would come up with". And then Eagleton follows up with something like "he never spoke to her again after this incident".

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/09/priti-patel-inhumane-rwanda-plan-tory-dinner?

Aspire made bigger gains than Labour and they only contested a single council lol. Shameful shit https://t.co/DieAd1YZcD

— Sii (@skippy_0h) May 9, 2022

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/07/06/11/keirstarmer0607-0.jpg

https://www.kindpng.com/picc/m/106-1065350_thumb-up-emoji-png-transparent-png.png

Starmer is a classic Brewdog man

"you did it all by yourself"

"i did, didn't i"

What is happening

EXC with @hzeffman

Keir Starmer is today considering pledging to quit if he is fined over beergate

Close allies are urging him to say that an FPN is a resigning offence

No decision yet but influential supporters say it is the only course of actionhttps://t.co/iB9aWmLfVz

— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) May 9, 2022

not much is hilarious right now but this absolutely definitely is