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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jun 4, 2024 13:51:57 GMT
Thankfully Darren Rodwell has reportedly been deselected by the NEC but it never should have gotten to the point where he was allowed to stand at all. Regardless of whether someone threatened him it’s no excuse for breaking GDRP rules, he should be fined or given a suspended sentence for breaking the law. I was going go to say at least we're seeing some consistency from Labour bigwigs but if he'd been from the left of the Labour party I'm sure he would've been hung out to dry far faster and more ruthlessly so I'm not sure if "consistency" is the right word. The latest is that he's having a disciplinary so more mixed messages from Labour. Apparently the NEC haven't approved his candidacy and today was the rubber stamping so perhaps this meeting will be little more than a confirmation exercise. I wouldn't fancy being tried by a kangaroo court... Likely influenced by outgoing MP Margaret Hodge. I imagine he effectively was a crowned successor to her because of her Blairite values that people in B&D tend to resonate with more than someone who is further left. That however doesn't defend his actions and it could open up a very safe seat should someone else be given the opportunity to stand. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 4, 2024 20:48:15 GMT
Thankfully Darren Rodwell has reportedly been deselected by the NEC but it never should have gotten to the point where he was allowed to stand at all. Regardless of whether someone threatened him it’s no excuse for breaking GDRP rules, he should be fined or given a suspended sentence for breaking the law. I was going go to say at least we're seeing some consistency from Labour bigwigs but if he'd been from the left of the Labour party I'm sure he would've been hung out to dry far faster and more ruthlessly so I'm not sure if "consistency" is the right word. The latest is that he's having a disciplinary so more mixed messages from Labour. Apparently the NEC haven't approved his candidacy and today was the rubber stamping so perhaps this meeting will be little more than a confirmation exercise. I wouldn't fancy being tried by a kangaroo court... Did somebody say Kangaroo court ...   |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 4, 2024 20:50:32 GMT
And he received 20k worth of hospitality from a building company he awarded contracts to. Why does the word corruption enter my head? People wonder why there is so little respect for politicians these days. Thankfully Darren Rodwell has reportedly been deselected by the NEC but it never should have gotten to the point where he was allowed to stand at all. Regardless of whether someone threatened him it’s no excuse for breaking GDRP rules, he should be fined or given a suspended sentence for breaking the law. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 6, 2024 21:37:51 GMT
FM won't quit after losing vote of no confidenceFirst Minister Vaughan Gething has insisted he is not going to resign, after losing a vote of no confidence because two Labour members were off sick.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1vvqq1pp12oMy treatment by Labour not a good example - CorbynEx-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has rejected claims that he is betraying his former party by choosing to stand as an independent candidate in Islington North at the general election.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz99jd597ygo
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jun 8, 2024 5:08:05 GMT
Thankfully Darren Rodwell has reportedly been deselected by the NEC but it never should have gotten to the point where he was allowed to stand at all. Regardless of whether someone threatened him it’s no excuse for breaking GDRP rules, he should be fined or given a suspended sentence for breaking the law. Faiza resigned from Labour and is now standing as an independent in Chingford & Wood Green. |
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Post by southlondonbus on Jun 8, 2024 7:38:23 GMT
Council leader Rodwell dropped as Labour candidateBarking council leader Darren Rodwell has been removed from the list of election candidates being approved today by Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC).www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggpjn5r7yoFaiza Shaheen resigns from Labour PartyFaiza Shaheen has quit the Labour Party following her deselection as its candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c977d5jep6eo Faiza resigned from Labour and is now standing as an independent in Chingford & Wood Green. Could help Ian Duncan Smith retain the seat as she may take some of the intended Labour vote. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 13, 2024 16:09:35 GMT
Fifty Labour members quit over 'unfair' deselectionFifty members of Labour in a north-east London constituency have resigned from the party, citing the treatment of their former candidate Faiza Shaheen.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vv50mm424o
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 28, 2024 8:35:05 GMT
Councillor quits Labour over Starmer Bangladesh commentThe deputy leader of the Labour group on Tower Hamlets council in east London has resigned from the party after Sir Keir Starmer made reference to Bangladesh when answering a question about the deportation of illegal migrants.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4y3njqqzpoLabour member suspended after honeytrap arrestLabour has suspended a party member after being notified of their arrest in connection with the Westminster "honeytrap" scandal, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvv3lq79droCouncil boss charged with drug and driving offencesA London council boss has been charged with a number of driving and drug offences.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkk4d7kznxo
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Post by SILENCED on Jun 28, 2024 9:00:20 GMT
Councillor quits Labour over Starmer Bangladesh commentThe deputy leader of the Labour group on Tower Hamlets council in east London has resigned from the party after Sir Keir Starmer made reference to Bangladesh when answering a question about the deportation of illegal migrants.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4y3njqqzpoLabour member suspended after honeytrap arrestLabour has suspended a party member after being notified of their arrest in connection with the Westminster "honeytrap" scandal, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvv3lq79droCouncil boss charged with drug and driving offencesA London council boss has been charged with a number of driving and drug offences.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkk4d7kznxo Good ole Lambeth ... probably so disappointed they have a more disfunctional neighbour than them these days ... and desperately trying to play catch up ... quite a way to go yet Lambeth! |
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Post by vjaska on Jun 28, 2024 11:39:35 GMT
Councillor quits Labour over Starmer Bangladesh commentThe deputy leader of the Labour group on Tower Hamlets council in east London has resigned from the party after Sir Keir Starmer made reference to Bangladesh when answering a question about the deportation of illegal migrants.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4y3njqqzpoLabour member suspended after honeytrap arrestLabour has suspended a party member after being notified of their arrest in connection with the Westminster "honeytrap" scandal, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvv3lq79droCouncil boss charged with drug and driving offencesA London council boss has been charged with a number of driving and drug offences.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkk4d7kznxo Good ole Lambeth ... probably so disappointed they have a more disfunctional neighbour than them these days ... and desperately trying to play catch up ... quite a way to go yet Lambeth! Don’t say I didn’t tell you about Lambeth |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 29, 2024 22:34:58 GMT
Local Labour members resign to campaign for CorbynLeading members of the Labour Party in Islington North, the seat represented by Jeremy Corbyn since 1983, have resigned or announced they are willing to be expelled to campaign for him.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgejv0xxg2o
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 9, 2024 22:36:29 GMT
Thornberry dropped as new ministers announcedLong-time shadow cabinet minister Emily Thornberry will have no ministerial role in the new Labour government, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjm9ep4gr84o
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Post by southlondonbus on Jul 10, 2024 7:31:11 GMT
Thornberry dropped as new ministers announcedLong-time shadow cabinet minister Emily Thornberry will have no ministerial role in the new Labour government, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjm9ep4gr84o I can understand that. You don't necessarily want a relic from the Corbyn era still around. |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jul 10, 2024 7:41:15 GMT
Thornberry dropped as new ministers announcedLong-time shadow cabinet minister Emily Thornberry will have no ministerial role in the new Labour government, the BBC understands.www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjm9ep4gr84o I can understand that. You don't necessarily want a relic from the Corbyn era still around. Yet Dodds, Rayner, Eagle, Bryant, Powell etc all have hung on from the Corbyn era shadow cabinet with prominent roles in the Starmer frontbench. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 10, 2024 8:18:09 GMT
I can understand that. You don't necessarily want a relic from the Corbyn era still around. Yet Dodds, Rayner, Eagle, Bryant, Powell etc all have hung on from the Corbyn era shadow cabinet with prominent roles in the Starmer frontbench. Rayner is barely a Corbyn ally anymore, she played a part in his dropping and eventual expulsion from the party and now sits quite firmly on the right of it. Her popularity is soaring and I'd not be surprised to see her eventually in the Home Secretary position. All the others are effectively in powerless positions. Starmer is clearly playing the long game, initially starting with a relatively left biased cabinet before purging everyone bit by bit. I remember when Dodds was shadow Chancellor, while initially an absurd choice it did allow for the purging of the left to be done in a staged and relatively harmless manner. |
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