The final nominatins have been announced and here they are in alphabetical order with my comments:
Diane Abbott 33 MPs 2 TUs 20 CLPs 1 SSs 0 MEPs - Out first or second? Most votes to transfer to the two Eds?
Ed Balls 33 MPs 1 TUs 17 CLPs 0 SSs 0 MEPs - Out third but which Miliband will give him the best promise in return for his endorsement? Or would they prefer to avoid the endorsement of Gordon 'Jonah' Brown's protoge?
Andy Burnham 33 MPs 0 TUs 44 CLPs 1 SSs 1 MEPs - Out first or second? Votes to split how?
David Miliband 81 MPs 2 TUs 165 CLPs 1 SSs 6 MEPs - Still ahead, just, but looking over his shoulder at the rapidly advancing Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband 63 MPs 6 TUs 151 CLPs 3 SSs 6 MEPs - Advancing on David Miliband and certainly the one with the momentum. I am still confused by his repudiation of so many of the Labour party's recent policies bearing in mind he helped author the manifesto.
Midweek 24th April 2024
4 hours ago
3 comments:
The brass neck of these people is amazing.
Do you remember Harriet Harman making a big deal of her (very belated) opposition to the Iraq War during the Labour deputy leadership election and then, after winning that election, shamelessly switching back to her previous not-so-anti-war position and stonewalling when tackled on the issue by interviewers?
That alone should have destroyed her reputation.
The contest is almost too exciting for me to watch !
Word Verification "Crankya" !
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