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Voters cringe as Keir Starmer launches local elections campaign

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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner: prepare to recoil in horror at their local election launch video.

This was predictable, after Keir Starmer had Labour’s National Executive Committee block Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a party candidate in general elections.

Members of the public were always likely to consider Starmer unkindly; he just made it worse with the kind of cack-handed publicity drive we are more used to seeing from Tories like Theresa May or Liz Truss (heavens help us).

I mean…

Get the picture? That clip alone has managed to wipe away all the points Angela Rayner earned at Prime Minister’s Questions on March 29.

There’s worse, though. The following tweets may speak for themselves:

So if zombies and/or reanimated corpses get the vote, Starmer might have a chance.

As far as the rest of us are concerned – he can whistle for it.

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What is Keir Starmer trying to do in Islington North?

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Overstatement: Jeremy Corbyn is a serious man and is unlikely to have laughed when told the boss of a private healthcare firm was being lined up to replace him in Islington North, by Keir Starmer. Considering the strength of feeling for him in that constituency, though… you have to admit, it is a bit giggle-worthy.

If this, from Skwawkbox, is true, then it suggests that Keir Starmer is out of his mind.

Apparently he thinks it’s a good idea to try to take Islington North – described by its residents as “Corbyn country” – at the next election with a candidate who runs a chain of private health clinics:

Praful Nargund, who runs a chain of fertility clinics with his consultant gynaecologist mother and is also a councillor in Islington, is also listed on Companies House as a current or former director of six other companies, mostly in private health. His website features a picture of him with Keir Starmer and says that Nargund wants to ‘champion a skills revolution’.

Meanwhile, on the day after Starmer had his NEC vote to bar Mr Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in any future general election – and Islington North Labour Party rejected the decision, top polling firm Survation has stated – well, see for yourself:

Meanwhile Starmer’s lieutenants are doing the media rounds with their story – and it’s more of a fairy tale – about anti-Semitism.

Wes Streeting told the Huffington Post: “If he had accepted the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s damning verdict into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party… things might have been different.”

But Streeting was lying; Mr Corbyn did accept the EHRC’s verdict (which wasn’t nearly as damning as Streeting claimed).

And what of the man himself?

He has thanked everybody who has sent him messages of support, which he described as “kind”.

And he stated: “Those who oppose radical change are attacking our democratic rights for a simple reason: they know that when we come together, we can win”

Considering the challenge Keir Starmer seems to be presenting to him, it seems unlikely that Mr Corbyn will lose in Islington North during a general election.

Source: Private health CEO lined up to try to take Corbyn’s seat for Starmer – SKWAWKBOX

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What it means: Starmer tells 19 councillors they can no longer be Labour candidates

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Keir Starmer: pointing the finger.

Keir Starmer has added racist undertones to his purge of Labour election candidates.

Consider:

Here’s the news story:

It states: “The choice of who can and cannot stand in May’s election was taken out of the hands of local party members after national Labour figures decided to take control. They announced the decision to overrule any local decision making in February, saying “power struggles and organisational issues” could damage Labour candidates’ prospects in both the local council and city mayoral elections.

“That decision was widely condemned by local members at the time as undemocratic. The national party has now made its decision – and 19 Labour councillors, some of whom have served their wards for decades, will be deselected and not be able to stand for Labour.

Here’s the point:

Starmer did indeed make such a promise. But his promises mean nothing – look at the shattered “10 pledges” he made when campaigning to become party leader. They have all been broken.

The Jacobin website explains the Labour leadership’s current policy:

“The party bureaucracy has embarked on a concerted operation to purge left-wingers from selection races. Popular local candidates are being bureaucratically blocked by right-wing NEC (National Executive Committee) members working hand in glove with fixers in Starmer’s top team. Their aim is to stop anyone to the left of center getting onto the shortlists put in front of members for the vote on who will be Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for that constituency.

“Their modus operandi is simple, and it involves breaking Labour’s own rule, agreed by Starmer’s NEC, that trade union-backed candidates would be automatically long-listed. Yet every left-winger blocked has enjoyed trade union backing, often from Unite and the Communication Workers Union  (CWU). In the case of Lauren Townsend, who stood for Milton Keynes North, she was backed by six affiliated unions including Unite and Unison. Consequently, Starmer’s fixers have had to come up with a workaround: “due diligence.”

“A “dossier” is compiled of “concerning evidence” that has supposedly “come to light” in the course of routine “due diligence” checks on social media. There are some truly laughable examples of what this evidence consists of, such as liking a tweet by Caroline Lucas or one from Nicola Sturgeon about testing negative for COVID. Equally, there are some disturbing examples of “evidence” used as grounds for blocking, including simply having mentioned Palestinian refugees— a blatant act of anti-Palestinian racism — and liking a tweet calling on Labour to be bolder in its economic policy, as well as one candidate being cited for a general “history of protest.” It’s a democratic scandal.

“The Labour leadership’s half-hearted claim that this is about “quality control” is easily debunked. For example, the leadership’s preferred candidate for Milton Keynes North did the exact same thing as Lauren Townsend yet proceeded to the shortlist without issue. In Barking, Labour Right NEC members first ignored, then swept under the carpet, evidence of Blue Labour figure Darren Rodwell engaging in what has been termed racist jokes. He was subsequently selected, with leading black British media outlet the Voice sounding the alarm on a “crisis of anti-black racism” within the party.

“More to the point, the leadership has been clear about what it’s up to, briefing the press that it’s pursuing what it calls the “heir and the spare” strategy, whereby left-wingers are blocked, a Starmer-backed candidate goes through, and their only competition is someone else the leadership also favors. In some cases, none of the candidates on the shortlist are local. And where leadership doesn’t get the shortlist it wants, it simply dissolves the local selection committee, as in Kensington & Camberwell Peckham this week.”

In increasing numbers of cases, the selection committees are now resigning – as are constituency party executives.

That isn’t all, though: now Starmer has resorted to telling party members what films to watch:

Add it all up and what you’ve got may add up to this:

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How can this candidate win where Labour blocked Greg Marshall from standing?

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Juliet Campbell: she was another local choice to be Broxtowe’s candidate in the next general election and her selection appears to be a deliberate snub against the Labour leadership’s attempt to influence the vote.

Broxtowe Constituency Labour Party appears to be considerably smaller than it used to be after people ripped up their membership cards in disgust at being barred from choosing Greg Marshall as their candidate in the next general election.

Mr Marshall has stood as the constituency’s Labour candidate twice before – in 2017 and 2019 – and while he did not win on either occasion, he did manage to increase Labour’s vote share by 10 per cent between the former and the latter.

But it seems a panel of the party’s National Executive Committee blocked him from the party’s long-list for selection this time.

In a statement last month, he said: “It is with huge disappointment that yesterday I was blocked by the Labour Party from standing to represent Broxtowe at the next general election. To add insult to this decision, I wasn’t even informed directly by the party but instead had to wait to be told by the [constituency Labour party] members on the selection committee.”

Despite the Labour leadership’s decision to remove him by remote control – or possibly because of it – this was the reception he received when he arrived at the party’s selection meeting:

Broxtowe Labour subsequently tweeted its regret that many torn-up membership cards were left around the venue, although that tweet has now been deleted.

The winning candidate was Juliet Campbell – another local choice whose victory is considered a backlash against the imposition of puppet candidates by Keir Starmer:

Of course, the fact that there was any interference at all is in contradiction of a promise by Keir Starmer:

On February 4, 2020, he had tweeted: “The selections for Labour candidates needs [sic] to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.”

And what of Mr Marshall?

Well, here’s an idea:

How about it? Or is he, like Jeremy Corbyn, still living in hope that the hollowed-out husk of Labour can still be turned back into the party that Keir Hardie first led into Parliament?

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Can Keir Starmer really win an election after giving Labour activists a hard kicking?

Orwellian: after doing this to his left-wing activist base, how can Keir Starmer expect any grassroots help to get elected?

The Labour Party and its supporters are still reeling from the blows dealt to them by party leader Keir Starmer last week, it’s fair to say.

Unilaterally declaring that the Islington North Constituency Labour Party would not be allowed to choose Jeremy Corbyn as its candidate in the next general election, Starmer said anybody who doesn’t like the direction in which he has led the party is free to leave (the exact opposite of his promise, when he was seeking to be party leader, to unite Labour’s factions).

But the people he was showing the door are the people who have previously campaigned for the party on the nation’s doorsteps.

How does Starmer expect to win without activists to push his party and its policies?

Here’s one viewpoint:

So, with the activists staying at home, refusing to vote Labour or encourage anybody else to do so, will slick branding, impact social media, good PR, placed media ads/stories from friends in the press and storyline video make any impact on floating/casual voters?

What do you think?

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Jeremy Corbyn might not represent Labour at election again – but will he stand?

Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn: this image is from a time when Starmer wasn’t overtly trying to stab his former party leader in the back (or, indeed, in the front).

In response to the headline, this should give you a fairly good idea of the situation:

It’s a response to a unilateral declaration by current Labour leader Keir Starmer that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be allowed to stand as a candidate for the party in the next general election.

Starmer should not have the ability to make such a statement, as any decision over who represents an individual constituency should be up to its local Labour members, and Mr Corbyn has not done anything to disqualify him from standing – we have a decision by the party’s ruling NEC that says so.

The announcement has generated a large amount of opposition:

And, as mentioned above, there is concern that Starmer had not right to make the announcement he did:

And there’s the personal element – that Starmer and his supporters are trying to bully Mr Corbyn out of the party whose aims he used to represent so well but which they have perverted into what might well be described as a right-wing Tory/Establishment front:

Mr Corbyn himself is certainly not taking this lying down, as his statement makes clear:

It says [boldings mine]:

“Ever since I was elected as a Labour MP 40 years ago, I have fought on behalf of my community for a more equal, caring and peaceful society. Day in, day out, I am focused on the most important issues facing people in Islington North: poverty, rising rents, the healthcare crisis, the safety of refugees, and the fate of our planet.

“Keir Starmer’s statement about my future is a flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North Labour Party members. It is up to them – not party leaders – to decide who their candidate should be. Any attempt to block my candidacy is a denial of due process, and should be opposed by anybody who believes in the value of democracy.

“At a time when the government is overseeing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, this is a divisive distraction from our overriding goal: to defeat the Conservative Party at the next General Election.

“I am proud to represent the labour movement in Parliament through my constituency. I am focused on standing up for workers on the picket line, the marginalised, and all those worried about their futures. That is what I’ll continue to do. I suggest the Labour Party does the same.”

So in Mr Corbyn’s view, Starmer is divisive, flagrantly undemocratic and flouts due process.

I can see a challenge coming down the line – possibly in the courts.

And even if Starmer wins, I can see Mr Corbyn finally accepting that the Labour Party has abandoned him, and standing as an independent – which is what Starmer should fear more than anything else.

His people do:

Labour party officials are said to be looking for a strong candidate in the constituency, which Corbyn has held since 1983. “The local party is likely to be difficult and the campaign will be very tough if Jeremy stands as an independent,” a source told the Guardian.

Bring it on, then. If Starmer succeeds on blocking Mr Corbyn out of Labour, he won’t block him out of Islington North – and he will create a much bigger problem for himself than he has already.

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Disunited Tories don’t seem to WANT to win the next election

With their ratings in the opinion polls plummeting, the Conservatives need unity more than ever.

But their party, even in Parliament, has fragmented into a coalition of vaguely-allied rabble, and a series of poor leaders has allowed the rot to set in.

Watch this:

What do you think?

Is there any way back for the Conservatives, as they stand now?

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Tories struggle to find local election candidates | Left Foot Forward

The Tory rosette: but who’s going to bother wearing it in the campaign period before the May local elections?

Oh dear. How sad…

The situation is so dire for the Conservative Party, that it’s now struggling to recruit enough candidates for the May local elections, including in the ‘Tory shires’, with party activists worried they face a hammering.

The Tory brand is so damaged, according to party members, that it’s proving a challenge to get even ‘paper candidates’ with people ‘just not coming forward’, the I reports.

It comes as the Tories trail Labour by 21 points in the polls and Rishi Sunak struggles to govern his disunited party, which continues to deal with scandals, sleaze and allegations of corruption.

Never mind!

Source: Tories struggling to find candidates for local elections over fears of ‘hammering’ – Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK’s progressive debate

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Even the BBC is publicising Labour’s victimisation of its own members

Yes: this is the only image This Site has of Ian Byrne.

The remarkable aspect of this story is not that Ian Byrne is being victimised by members of his own party, or that he is seeking advice from the police about how to deal with it – This Site and others have already covered those things.

No – the extraordinary part is that the BBC appears to have removed its blinkers and is now prepared to cover it.

The corporation’s article states:

An MP who wants to remain as a Labour candidate at the next election has said he will be “seeking guidance” from police over alleged intimidation.

West Derby MP Ian Byrne tweeted that he faced “shameful” intimidation at an event on Saturday and had blocked those “involved in this appalling behaviour”.

Mr Byrne is being challenged in the race in West Derby by Liverpool councillor Anthony Lavelle and Lancashire councillor Kimberley Whitehead, after losing a series of ballots in his local party.

In a week’s time, members of the constituency Labour Party will choose one of the three to be their candidate.

The process, which started in the summer has been described as “toxic” by Labour members.

Toxic. The fact that this is the word to which party members resort when describing the process imposed on them by their own leadership speaks volumes.

The article then focuses on an alleged incident between supporters of Byrne and those of Lavelle, when events were coincidentally (?) scheduled to take place at neighbouring venues. One has to question how that happened.

Considering the ill-feeling over this matter and the way the Labour leadership seems to be prioritising the other candidates over Byrne, it seems incongruous that this should have happened.

Who was responsible for it?

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While true Labour MPs like Ian Byrne struggle for reselection, why does this ex-Tory get a free pass?

Christian Wakeford: this Tory defector to the Labour Party gets to skip the process of selection to stand as a Labour representative in the next general election, while people who have been Labour members all their lives are being pushed out by a hostile right-wing leadership.

The Labour Parliamentary selection process has plumbed a new depth of bias.

This Site has already reported the way the right-wing (dare I say far – for the Labour Party – right-wing?) Labour leadership is trying to squeeze left-wing candidates including MP of the Year Ian Byrne out of being selected to stand at the next UK general election.

Now we learn that Christian Wakeford, the former Conservative MP who crossed the floor to the Labour benches, has been allowed to skip the selection process entirely.

That’s right – a former Tory is being allowed to avoid the judgement of Labour members and voters in his constituency so he can stand for election again, whether the local party wants him or not.

Here’s Damo – and be warned, his language is spicy:

@kernowdamo Tory defector gets a pass. #DamoRants#rants#politicaltiktok#politiktiktok#politics#ukpolitics#britishpolitics#labour#tories#keirstarmer#socialists#fyp ♬ original sound – Damo

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in either print or eBook format here:

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The first collection, Strong Words and Hard Times,
is still available in either print or eBook format here:

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