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In announcing she too would be quitting Labour, to increase the tally of Corbyn refuseniks to eight, @joanryanEnfield said this to @thetimes about hearing @lucianaberger's reasons for giving up on Labour: "“I thought I can’t disagree with her, and I can’t see her leave and be...
"driven out and stand by. I’m just not willing to.” This resonated, because a couple of other Labour MPs have also told me how uncomfortable they are remaining in a party that they see as having driven out the widely liked and admired Berger. There are almost certainly...
more Labour defections to come, and maybe quite a lot more
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I have been contacted by senior Unite representatives who take serious issue with this @unitetheunion press release - which says that at a meeting of factory representatives there was “no mood” for an EU referendum. According to sources, more than half of those at the...
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THREAD: I think we need to talk about the lefts stance on Party rebirth, & the holier than thou attitude that #Labour has on #libdems & tuition Fees. Given the rise of the far right & how much we actually agree on we really should be working together, so lets try to clear this up
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