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13 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I can think of nothing that Jeremy Corbyn needs to apologise for.

Keir Starmer on the other hand should apologise for his:

- 'No ifs, no buts' comment & his continued failure to listen to teachers, parents, unions

- constant 'I support the govt/PM' comments 1/4
- systematic abandoning of his 10 pledges which were clearly just a leadership election con

- constant courting of media outlets that regularly attack & demonise the powerless

- whipping LAB to abstain on votes that seriously attack human rights 2/2
- gigantic flip-flop & obvious hypocrisy on Brexit

- failure to support Black MPs & members

- #LabourLeaks & #FordeReport debacle

- adoption of a fueled by focus group, flags, family, business & monarchy agenda, full of sound-bite but bereft of substance 3/3
- appalling treatment of Jeremy Corbyn & other Left wing members, including Jewish members

There's more I know 🥀 4/4

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Smile it might never happen.’
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