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Head of Policy & Communications at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Nov 20, 2020 6 tweets 10 min read
#EXCLUSIVE In her first interview since quitting #Labour this week @Thelma_DWalker accuses @Keir_Starmer of “unnecessary spitefulness” to @jeremycorbyn.

But the former #ColneValley MP tells @BBCLeeds there were other reasons too - first she talks about @jeremycorbyn’s treatment: But @Thelma_DWalker tells @BBCLeeds there were other reasons why she left #Labour:

🕵️‍♂️ The abstention on the #CHIS bill around spy laws
👩‍🏫 A lack of support for teaching unions such as @NEUnion & @NASUWT

The former #ColneValley MP says she felt #Labour was not the same party.