1/ A thread on why this is a stupid idea:
Starmer doesn't want to quit.
What if #Starmer is found to have broken the and fined and decides he doesn't want to stand down? That would look even worse.
Starmer doesn't want to quit.
What if #Starmer is found to have broken the and fined and decides he doesn't want to stand down? That would look even worse.
https://twitter.com/TheCosmosUK1/status/1523621176186388480
2/ Fines aren't the only penalty for breaching lockdown laws, so it is feasible that #Starmer can be found to have broken the law but not fined. inews.co.uk/news/uk/covid-….
His reputation would be ruined but would he still stay on to drag Labour down at the next election.
His reputation would be ruined but would he still stay on to drag Labour down at the next election.
3/ If he is fined and has to resign, #Labour will have to run a leadership contest. There could be a long contest and a new leader won't have time to establish themselves before an election.
4/ If he is exonerated, the commitment to resign would leave the speculation about his future in the air for weeks if not months, weakening his authority even further after disastrous local elections in which #Labour went backwards.
5/ Far from revive #Partygate as an issue #Labour could use to attack the Tories it will be a running sore for #Starmer. Johnson has already survived #partygate, so there's no point in drawing attention to an issue that is now more of a problem for #Labour.
6/6 The whole #Partygate issue would distract from other, more incisive critiques #Labour COULD level at the Government. But #Starmer doesn't listen to us. The main reason for this thread is so we can say we told you so later. He really would be better just resigning now.
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