RMT trade union hero Mick Lynch has put his foot in his mouth in an extraordinary way.

Here’s what he’s said:

Voters don’t see it that way. They think, as Simon Maginn said in a response on ‘X’, that “changing one set of neoliberal austerians, NHS-profiteers and foreign-war-enthusiasts for another isn’t going to change anything that needs changing”.

That’ll be why others who are less prone to explanations have been as blunt as this:

Here’s the consensus view of everyone who has been paying attention since Keir Starmer took over as leader of what used to be called the Labour Party:

And what’s this?

So Mick Lynch thinks Labour is the only way people should vote at the general election – but will support Jeremy Corbyn if he stands as an independent?

That will look like hypocrisy to many people – especially the Tory commentariat.

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