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Poll results from Labour First

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Grandad1943 Mon 04-Feb-19 22:28:21

POGS, what I stated in regard to the increased powers of the District/Constituency parties in MP selection/de-selection is only that which was sanctioned by the Labour party conference. The finalisation of that procedure was to be placed before Labours NEC last Tuesday but was not balloted on as the MPs on that body had to be back in the House of Commons due to the Brexit votes.

I believe that it is great to witness the whole Labour movement in the country being involved in such large decisions that so affects our democracy.

Of Course POGS, the now tiny size of the ERG/Conservative party would not allow such widespread democracy to take place, or if they tried to carry out such a procedure, it would be entirely meaningless.

Mind you, thinking about it the entire Tory party conference last year was meaningless, applauding Boris (The Buffon) Johnson for going after Theresa Mays job one day, and then the next applauding Theresa May for having it the next. grin

However, that's the present state of the European Research Group/Conservative party these days. confused

Anniebach Mon 04-Feb-19 21:59:22

had email from the party advertising their shop, only one scarf ‘oh Jeremy Corbyn’ and 25 tee shirts, only 4 with Corbyn’s name

POGS Mon 04-Feb-19 21:49:56

Grandad

Your post is confirmation of what some posters have been saying about the Jeremy for Leader/Momentum/Labour Party since Corbyn became Leader.

Corbyn in , you lot out!

MaizieD Mon 04-Feb-19 21:43:33

Good heavens, Grandad. They think I'm a red under the bed on here but you knock spots off me!

but I've no intention of joining in this discussion

Iam64 Mon 04-Feb-19 21:32:08

Ooer Grandad, absolute power, it sounds so Stalinist don’t you think?

Grandad1943 Mon 04-Feb-19 21:24:14

Iam64, Jeremy Corbyn won the last leadership election with a vastly increased majority which was even larger than the first one he fought. I believe Yvette Cooper did not even stand for election in the most recent one, but I stand to be corrected in that.

There are those in the parliamentary Labour Party who have never accepted Corbyn as leader and have always created problems on the back of that. However, they now realise that the constituency parties will very shortly have very much strengthened powers in the selection and de-selection of MPs and in that, those troublemakers will soon be out.

And that's the way it should be.

Anniebach Mon 04-Feb-19 21:14:13

she would have been a good party leader , brought the Labour MP’s together and reached out across the country , I would have hope for the country .

But only 76 votes behind Corbyn and 434 above McDonald

Iam64 Mon 04-Feb-19 21:03:29

I do still wish Yvette Cooper has won that first leadership election

Anniebach Mon 04-Feb-19 11:59:59

Labour First carried out a poll, your 3 favourite labour MP’s
Every MP was listed .

1st. Corbyn 10.1%. 1,575 votes

2nd Yvette Cooper 9.6% 1,499 votes

3rd. Starmer. 7.5%. 1,170 votes

4th. McDonald. 6.8%. 1,065 votes

5th, .lammy. 5.6%. 866 votes

6th. Hilary Benn. 5.3%. 829 votes

7th Diane Abbott. 3.8%. 591 votes

8th Thornberry. 3%. 468 votes

9th Chuka Umunna 2.4% 369 votes

10th Angela Rayner. 1.9%. 296 votes