New Labour LEADER

A shadow cabinet not all London

Absolutely right Bluecat Socialist views are mainstream in some other countries.
But, although I supported the policies of Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, (as apparently now, so does Rishi Sunak) I think we have to give Keir Starmer a chance.
Annalise Dodds is a good choice.
I personally don't like the policies of Rachel Reeves, but then I am not sure what the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is actually in charge of.

Covid task force announced.

Those are those already announced in shadow cabinet

Will sit alongside Starmer in covid meetings

I am looking forward to a credible opposition which is what the country needs. However I've been disappointed before so will have to see how things pan out.

No problem annie keep posting because I get things wrong?

Sorry Whitewave

You don't have much choice VRH1 It's democracy in action.

Nick Thomas-Symonds shadow Home Secretary

Rachel Reeves. shadow Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster

Wow! Those surprise me, especially Lisa Nandy.

The word is that Starmer wants to keep Benn and Cooper as head of select committees.

Rayner - deputy
So far 4 women
3 chaps

Nick Thomas+ Symonds s Home Secretary
Rachel Reevesx s Duchy of Lancaster
John Ashworth - s Health

Ok here are the first announcements. More tomorrow

Annelleise Dodds - shadow chancellor
Lisa Nandy s. Foreign sec

I didn’t vote for Starmer. He’s a Tory.
I’ll give him a while to see how he performs.

Just sticking my head above the parapet to point out that in many places - Scandinavia, for instance - Jeremy's views wouldn't be considered dangerously extreme. There he would be considered pretty much your average social democrat. The vilification he endured was relentless, often verging on absurd. I find it ironic that policies such as pumping cash into the NHS, renationalising the transport industry, paying people enough to live on when they are not working, are crazy Marxism when proposed by him but pure wisdom when emerging from the chops of people like Matt Hancock and Rishi Sunak.

I am waiting to see what Keir does. I live in hope, but I fear a return to the neo-liberal, centrist days of yore. Has anyone looked under a stone to see if Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson are ready to come slithering out?

trisher I have been a strong critic of Corbyn, I reached my views on him by his own actions and words, not from MSM,

Fgs ?JW she resigned weeks ago. Facts dear facts - such an inconvenience to the sneerers

Very wise of her!

Surely he won't keep her in post?!

Urm never lets the facts get in the way of a good sneer

Keep up urm she has resigned

Hopefully Diane Abbott will be stood down by Starmer.

Richard Burgon - gone

Bluecat and jaycee the insults levelled at Corbyn on this site have always amazed me. So many of them were fed by opinions garnered only from MSM. There will be thousands of people mourning the death of socialism today which given the present situation is pretty ironic. Whatever Starmer stands for (and it's difficult to know because he is a bit of a feather blown by the wind) it isn't the principles that underpinned Corbyn. Someone said that had he been leader he would have won the last election, but he was an ardent Remainer and the Northern seats wanted Brexit. It strikes me as strange that as the policies of socialism keep this country going there are those still decrying it.

Long time isn’t it? I wonder if he’s waiting for the press conference to be over?

He perhaps wants us to focus on that

Yes Ian Lavery was politely sacked