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Uncouth Angela Rayner doing Labour no favours

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humptydumpty Thu 23-Sept-21 15:08:16

I went off her when she was interviewed on the Today show recently; she had a prepared speech and launched into it (using the same words) 3 times, refusing to answer the question she had repeatedly been asked

Casdon Thu 23-Sept-21 15:04:34

She certainly appealed to the mass media, lots of articles today were supportive, in the less biased press.

vegansrock Thu 23-Sept-21 15:00:25

And we can’t have that can we? Better they all speak like Jacob Rees Mogg and appeal to the forelock tuggers.

Grandma70s Thu 23-Sept-21 14:59:47

She is somewhat uncouth (lovely word), but then so is Boris Johnson much of the time.

Urmstongran Thu 23-Sept-21 14:58:04

She played to her gallery. Can’t blame her really.
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Real working class - called £’s - ‘quids’ in her heckling! I think she lays it on with a trowel, those roots, appealing to old Labour and the union block vote.

ayse Thu 23-Sept-21 14:51:04

I think Angela Rayner did a good job. I’m fed up with the posh accents that are totally unrepresentative of the way ordinary folk talk.

I agree with Trisher re: the lining of pockets by the current political elite. They’ve led our country rapidly towards a disaster of almost unprecedented proportions.

Bea65 Thu 23-Sept-21 14:48:39

I actually found her to be informative/passionate/not at all UNCOUTH......and yes she did rattle Raab who I found patronising...

trisher Thu 23-Sept-21 14:46:19

Let's only have posh MPs. They are so much better. (At everything including lining their pockets and the pockets of their mates

Zoejory Thu 23-Sept-21 14:43:58

I'm neither right nor left so no axe to grind but I didn't think Raab look remotely rattled. He just seemed to find her amusing. Just the one dig about Crete would have sufficed

Casdon Thu 23-Sept-21 14:38:54

When did those qualities become important to have your opponent on the rails and expose his weaknesses and lies easybee?

eazybee Thu 23-Sept-21 14:24:02

Uncouth means lacking refinement, grace, manners, sophistication, culture.

Ilovecheese Thu 23-Sept-21 12:51:09

She was really good at pmqs. She sounded as if she actually cared.

Josianne Thu 23-Sept-21 12:45:55

I think I said the same about Boris on a thread an hour or so ago, she is who she is, what you see is what you get and you won't change her now.

Casdon Thu 23-Sept-21 12:43:58

She had him rattled, I watched it yesterday afternoon. He was like a fish with its mouth open. She’s not polished around the edges public school for sure, but she wasn’t uncouth, she didn’t swear or behave unprofessionally that I saw.

Alegrias1 Thu 23-Sept-21 12:34:35

What did she say?

eazybee Thu 23-Sept-21 12:32:17

Uncouth is exactly the word i thought of when I heard her this morning.

MaizieD Thu 23-Sept-21 12:31:34

But you're right wing, Maudi so you're bound not to like her.

I've seen a lot of praise for her PMQs session on social media. Even from Julia Hartley-Brewer shock

Maudi Thu 23-Sept-21 12:28:55

Well I'm from a working class background but please Angela Rayner having a go at Raab did herself and Labour no favours.