Not an election please

Could this be just what Labour needed?

I have no particular political axe to grind but can I ask - why, if a politician changes their mind they are berated for doing a u turn but if they don't change their minds they are accused of being stubborn and not listening to the electorate.

George Bernard Shaw said "Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything"

Buggerations galore!

sunseeker I wonder why its OK for TM to change her mind but the British people are not to be allowed to decide, after the brexit terms are known, they would rather stay in the EU.

Who knows perhaps TM will put it to a referendum - or should it be left to MPs to decide? I don't know, I have no answers - just a lot of questions.

Grannypiper, Annie knows why I told her to shut up, and so does anyone else who has been on here since Corbyn was elected as leader of the labour party.
She is supposed to be a Labour supporter. In fact she tells us she's voted Labour all her voting life.
Time for her to back the party.

Good thought, varian.
If we are not to be allowed at Brexit, we should take our chance now.

Gracesgran, someone agrees with you - it's not a general election, it's a coup.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/18/general-election-coup-mps-theresa-may

DJ no matter who Annie votes for or supports as leader she does not deserve to be told to "shut up". Manners maketh the woman !

grannypiper that statement applies to both parties perhaps you don't realise there is a long history of people Annie takes against being called various names she regards as insults, including "trots",and "lefties".

David Davis has said that May hasn't broken a promise.
So he wants to keep his job, then.

I thought Annie herself was a 'leftie'

Ana there are "lefties' and "lefties", apparently dj and I are practically communist (and I always thought I was a middle class with leftie leanings, but according to Annie I am practically horizontal)

There are lefties who are egged on by the right wingers and then there are normal lefties.

I do not believe in blind loyalty to any political "tribe".
I also think it is not doing Labour any good to go on as they are. They need a cleansing process and a GE could be that (rumour has it that Labour Parliamentarians having been begging for one).

Well, all those of us who are even a smidgeon to the right of centre are 'far-right' and have Nazi-like leanings according to some on here!

Does anyone really think that this was Theresa's decision (taken apparently on a walking holiday in Wales) or did she just come back to be told by the party big-wigs, who after all fixed her leadership election, that she was to have one?

For the first time I am as yet unsure who I shall vote for on 8June. I shall need to really look at what they are saying and what they are supporting.

Going by the definitions of coup, it is hardly that.

GG. Which part of Labour?

Trisher, do tell, who have I ever told anyone to shut up? I have not, it would be ill mannered , arrogant and realy in very bad taste .
Regards you being middle class , your knowledge of the trots and militants in the Labour Party is lacking, you support a leader who is very middle class and a strong supporter of militants and trots, such a strong supporter he worked hard to get expelled militants back into the party whilst grass roots members slogged away for yesrs trying to convinced voters the party was not militant or trots dominated ,

The country is not coming together, and Westminster merely reflects what is happening in the country.

They are hoping to shut debate down.

Paul Lewis from Radio 4's "Money Box" has just pointed out:

"Once this parliament ends all promises for 'this Parliament' will fall. That includes triple lock on state pension and no tax or VAT rises."

Something to think about!

The time has come - Larry for Prime Minister.

Is there any chance that Jeremy Hunt will lose his seat? I could even live with Brexit then!