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Jul 22, 2018 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Chuka Umunna is the media's go to person when they want a Labour comment on many things especially Brexit, even though he's not a front bencher and doesn't support Labour Brexit position. For fairness the media should be truthful about his history as covered on the Thread below:
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or just an opportunist? Take a people's vote, i.e. another referendum on #Brexit. He's championing one now but only a short while ago he was dead against one.
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or just an opportunist? For instance a people's vote, another referendum on #Brexit. He's pushing for one now but only a short while ago not only was he against it, he voted against a vote!
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or an opportunist? Take the much debated IHRA definition of anti-semitism. He's now against Labour amending it but was himself recommending amendments 2 years ago
Extract below from his full statement: labourlist.org/2016/10/chuka-…
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or an opportunist? He has said tax is an ‘obligation to society’ but won't comment on his mother's house which was bought via an offshore trust based in Jersey
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or an opportunist? He described tax avoidance as 'daylight robbery' but took donations from a firm which specialises in 'offshore tax planning'
leftfutures.org/2014/09/now-ch…
The core question about Chuka Umunna: Is he principled or an opportunist? His background isn't exactly one of long term committed political activist. This potted history is worth a read for some insight on his life before becoming a TV news show regular dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…

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