Another #Labour representative is stabbed in the back. #KeirStarmer is destroying #DEMOCRACY
Beth Winter is the latest Labour MP to be targeted for removal by Keir Starmer’s cronies, who appear to have rigged the selection process for Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon.
This is an offence against democracy, of course. Under Starmer, Labour has turned its back on what the people want and is focusing on changing its own systems to make sure he gets what he wants instead.
The implication for the whole of the UK, if this dictator is ever allowed to get the keys to 10 Downing Street, is horrifying.
Looking at the way he mistreats his own party members, it is unreasonable to believe Starmer will change his behaviour once he is given a chance to attack wider democracy across the country.
Let’s have the facts from that great left-wing commentator, Cornish Damo:
Another left wing MP has been deselected after an appalling sham of a selection campaign, that had been both drastically shortened and just a single hustings held, with that being online! It is another example of the blatant vote rigging Keir Starmer's version of leadership has… pic.twitter.com/Rg0vw7VDuX
— Damien Willey 🟢 🔴 (@KernowDamo) June 7, 2023
Here’s Ms Winter, with a very diplomatic interpretation of what happened:
I'm disappointed by this very close result and the unjust manner in which it came about, which leaves major questions outstanding.
— Beth Winter MP (@BethWinterMP) June 7, 2023
I have campaigned for properly funded public services paid for by taxing the rich, an extension of workers' rights including a £15 per hour living wage, the renationalisation of our public services and a 'green new deal' to deliver a jobs-led economic recovery.
— Beth Winter MP (@BethWinterMP) June 7, 2023
The online only process was bulldozed through in just two weeks, with no face-to-face hustings.
— Beth Winter MP (@BethWinterMP) June 7, 2023
In the meantime, I want to thank each and every member of my campaign team, as well as all Labour Party members in Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon who participated in this contest.
— Beth Winter MP (@BethWinterMP) June 7, 2023
The fight for a Labour Party victory in Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon, and the return of a Labour government at the next General Election remains my priority. Solidarity.
— Beth Winter MP (@BethWinterMP) June 7, 2023
She does have supporters in the Parliamentary Labour Party:
Beth Winter is a principled, incredibly hard working, socialist MP, so this is a huge setback for our movement. In this dignified statement she shows her commitment to her constituents & the cause of Labour. Questions need to be asked about forcing thru of a solely online process https://t.co/3TOrdjFD6R
— John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) June 7, 2023
But John McDonnell, like the rest of the Socialist Campaign Group within Starmer’s Labour, needs to recognise that his days in that party are numbered. Some of us have been saying for months and years that they all need to quit the party before they are forced out by a pack of lies. We cannot understand why these politicians – who should be more canny than they appear – have not taken this advice. Are they waiting for the right moment?
Elsewhere, the Starmerite attack on North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll continues at full speed:
Am told that at NW Durham's North East Mayoral nomination meeting tonight the chair, ex MP Pat Glass, warned members they "may face disciplinary action" for even talking about Jamie Driscoll.
Serious concerns about how a Labour government treats basic civil liberties in office.
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) June 7, 2023
There is no way to win against the machinations of the Starmerites. Look:
• Starmer rigs Labour selections in Liverpool
• Starmer rigs Labour selections in Birmingham
• Starmer rigs Labour selections in Wales
• Starmer rigs Labour selections in Scotland
• Starmer rigs Labour selections in North EastStarmer is the dictatorial enemy of democracy.
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) June 7, 2023
And that is true of the UK as a whole, not just Labour. He’ll do to you what he’s doing to his party.
At least we can all see it for what it is:
We can be grateful for the fact a not negligible number of people are seeing it and talking about it. It was happening before Corbyn but both he and Starmer have made it clearer to see.
— Formerly Momentum NHS #EL4C (@ExMomentum_NHS) June 8, 2023
One aspect of Labour membership that is well-established is that anybody showing support for other parties or their representatives is a traitor and should be removed. It used to be restricted to voting for them (which makes sense; no party wants a traitor – and possibly a spy – in its midst) but has been expanded to include voicing approval of comments or policies by representatives of other parties.
So when I see this:
Fighting for a better world & political tribalism are poor bedfellows
That’s why it’s been an absolute honour to work with @CarolineLucas these past 8 years, especially on our #GreenNewDeal Bill & civil-liberty campaigns
Thank you for all your hard work & your comradeship ❤️ https://t.co/eTvQYNu2dm pic.twitter.com/GAYMIExMxz
— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) June 8, 2023
… I wonder how Clive Lewis has managed to get away with working with Caroline Lucas, and when the Starmerite axe will fall on him. He sails very close to the wind as it is.
Sadly, the huge propaganda campaign promoting Starmer as the Great White Hope of the UK after 13 years of Tory misrule is proceeding to brainwash the population at a rate of knots, supported as it is by the mass media.
The assumption appears to be that the upset caused to party members by the undemocratic removal of the party’s left wing, transforming it into an agency of factional minority interest rather than the “broad church” it still claims to be, won’t be noticed. Is this true?
2/ Something I remember from my marketing/advertising days: a satisfied customer will usually tell 2 or 3 people how pleased they are. A dissatisfied customer will usually tell 20 people.
— CrémantCommunarde #BeAPeacemonger ☮️ (@0Calamity) June 7, 2023
This Writer’s advice is: if you are as deeply concerned for the future of democracy under a Keir Starmer government as you should be, get out and (quietly) tell everybody you know.
Perhaps Starmer should be expelled for his serial collaboration with the Conservatives.
I have been seeking the recently purged MPs and councillors out of Labour, but either they just sit as Independents or seem to think they can change Labour.
Seeking help, please, to recruit to begin an oven ready new party, with fully published manifesto (updated by peoples’ input):
Beth Winter
Jamie Driscoll
Margaret Greenwood
Diane Abbott
http://www.over50sparty.org.uk
The way the tory party has been demolishing the UK over the last 13 years is the only reason they won’t be voted back in, it will have nothing to do with labour policies or who the leader is, no one would be voting labour if the conservatives hadn’t made such a shambles of their premiership. The Starmerites who believe they are being voted in because they are “better” are delusional.
I won’t be voting Labour under Starmer,,