Labour Party 'left wing' fiasco

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Uxbridge: Keir Starmer says Labour must learn lessons of by-election defeat
Labour must learn the lessons of its by-election defeat in Uxbridge, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66277211

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Inside Labour’s battle with its own green agenda
The Uxbridge by-election and the ongoing disputes over Ulez have shone a light on ideological struggles at the heart of the Opposition, says Anne McElvoy
www.standard.co.uk/insider/labour-party-battle-keir-starmer-sadiq-khan-green-ulez-b1097111.html?itm_source=Internal&itm_channel=homepage_trending_article_component&itm_campaign=editors_picks&itm_content=3

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Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

[southlondon413]

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

Hurricane Diane strikes again. She is a total embarrassment of a human being.

[wirewiper]

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

For balance, here's a piece about Lee Anderson's comment to which Diane Abbot responded. Both were wrong.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/09/lee-anderson-migrant-politics-margaret-thatcher-rishi-sunak

[vjaska]

Aug 10, 2023 8:31:50 GMT southlondon413 said:

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

Hurricane Diane strikes again. She is a total embarrassment of a human being.

She is but so is Lee Anderson, his comment was equally very offensive.

[southlondon413]

Aug 10, 2023 11:39:44 GMT vjaska said:

Aug 10, 2023 8:31:50 GMT southlondon413 said:

Hurricane Diane strikes again. She is a total embarrassment of a human being.

She is but so is Lee Anderson, his comment was equally very offensive.

True, I don’t think I would quite worded it the way he did.

[greenboy]

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

Far be it from me to defend Diane Abbot but in fairness it was a not unreasonable response to what Lee Anderson said, and he could have been a bit more diplomatic even though he's only saying publicly what many people are saying privately.

[northlondon83]

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

They're both in the wrong in my opinion. No surprise that Diane Abbott is spewing controversial bile as usual

[wirewiper]

Aug 10, 2023 17:01:56 GMT greenboy said:

Aug 10, 2023 8:28:46 GMT capitalomnibus said:

Diane Abbott criticised over tweet about drowned migrants
The now-deleted post was a response to a comment made by Lee Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/diane-abbott-migrants-tweet-lee-anderson-labour-tories-keir-starmer-b1099722.html

Far be it from me to defend Diane Abbot but in fairness it was a not unreasonable response to what Lee Anderson said, and he could have been a bit more diplomatic even though he's only saying publicly what many people are saying privately.

However given his status as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and with a platform that includes not just the House of Commons but also his side-hustle for GB News, why does he want to use language like that? Language that could have got him arrested had he shouted it at an individual in the street within earshot of a police officer. 

"F*** off back to France" - our politics needs to be better than that.

[southlondon413]

Aug 11, 2023 17:40:36 GMT wirewiper said:

Aug 10, 2023 17:01:56 GMT greenboy said:

Far be it from me to defend Diane Abbot but in fairness it was a not unreasonable response to what Lee Anderson said, and he could have been a bit more diplomatic even though he's only saying publicly what many people are saying privately.

However given his status as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and with a platform that includes not just the House of Commons but also his side-hustle for GB News, why does he want to use language like that? Language that could have got him arrested had he shouted it at an individual in the street within earshot of a police officer. 

"F*** off back to France" - our politics needs to be better than that.

The language is wrong but the sentiment is right. At the end of the day if they aren’t happy then they have the option to leave and go back to France or Italy or Spain or hell even their home country. I love immigration, I think it’s vital to our countries prosperity and economic future but I also feel like they shouldn’t take a lifeline for granted.

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Aug 11, 2023 17:40:36 GMT wirewiper said:

Aug 10, 2023 17:01:56 GMT greenboy said:

Far be it from me to defend Diane Abbot but in fairness it was a not unreasonable response to what Lee Anderson said, and he could have been a bit more diplomatic even though he's only saying publicly what many people are saying privately.

However given his status as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and with a platform that includes not just the House of Commons but also his side-hustle for GB News, why does he want to use language like that? Language that could have got him arrested had he shouted it at an individual in the street within earshot of a police officer. 

"F*** off back to France" - our politics needs to be better than that.

Hear what you say, but she was shadow home secretary, so no worse, no better... and given these days of free speach, why would it get you arrested. You are peacefully protesting

[vjaska]

Aug 11, 2023 18:25:43 GMT southlondon413 said:

Aug 11, 2023 17:40:36 GMT wirewiper said:

However given his status as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and with a platform that includes not just the House of Commons but also his side-hustle for GB News, why does he want to use language like that? Language that could have got him arrested had he shouted it at an individual in the street within earshot of a police officer. 

"F*** off back to France" - our politics needs to be better than that.

The language is wrong but the sentiment is right. At the end of the day if they aren’t happy then they have the option to leave and go back to France or Italy or Spain or hell even their home country. I love immigration, I think it’s vital to our countries prosperity and economic future but I also feel like they shouldn’t take a lifeline for granted.

Sorry but completely disagree - housing people in a former floating prison that has been a hazard is not a sustainable way of dealing with the huge backlog of asylum applicants and Lee Anderson and his culture war chums are far from the correct people to be dealing with this situation.

[southlondon413]

Aug 11, 2023 22:13:22 GMT vjaska said:

Aug 11, 2023 18:25:43 GMT southlondon413 said:

The language is wrong but the sentiment is right. At the end of the day if they aren’t happy then they have the option to leave and go back to France or Italy or Spain or hell even their home country. I love immigration, I think it’s vital to our countries prosperity and economic future but I also feel like they shouldn’t take a lifeline for granted.

Sorry but completely disagree - housing people in a former floating prison that has been a hazard is not a sustainable way of dealing with the huge backlog of asylum applicants and Lee Anderson and his culture war chums are far from the correct people to be dealing with this situation.

I’m not talking specifics about where they are being housed etc but just in general. This country isn’t perfect but it’s a hell of a lot better than where they’ve come from so whilst they the right to complain if they don’t like the UK I’m sure there are plenty of other countries that would welcome them.

But it isn’t just them on the culture war, every side is nowadays. It’s getting to the point where even something as simple as a vest or a wifebeater as it’s called in US is now referred to a Wife-pleaser. It’s utterly ridiculous and is ruining society on every side and in every faction.

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Finally the corrupt Glanville gets his just deserts, although something of a complete different nature.

Hackney mayor Philip Glanville suspended over photo with arrested councillor
Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville has been suspended by the Labour Party after a photo showed him at a social event with an ex-councillor arrested over child abuse images.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66674744