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Prime Ministers that should have been.

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Sago Tue 06-Sept-22 18:41:30

I am not a very political animal but I read a lot and try and understand what I can.

I always felt John Smith would have been a strong leader and was hoping he would become PM.
Had he lived I don’t think Blair would ever have been PM.

Who do you think would have made a good Prime Minister?

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JaneJudge Tue 06-Sept-22 22:15:42

for sure, John Smith
it was a tragedy

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Bixiboo Tue 06-Sept-22 22:21:53

Anne Widdecombe

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Lucca Tue 06-Sept-22 22:43:09

Bixiboo

Anne Widdecombe

Saints preserve us …no !

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Callistemon21 Tue 06-Sept-22 22:47:01

We were doing quite well ?

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Joseanne Wed 07-Sept-22 07:51:34

Lucca

Bixiboo

Anne Widdecombe

Saints preserve us …no !

Well we would have been saved her performance on Strictly.
No PM would surely do that?! Ever!

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Blondiescot Wed 07-Sept-22 07:56:18

Bixiboo

Anne Widdecombe

Gawd help us...

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Grandma70s Wed 07-Sept-22 08:13:54

Larry the Downing Street cat.

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Jane43 Wed 07-Sept-22 08:44:06

John Smith and Yvette Cooper for me and possibly Ed Balls.

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Sago Wed 07-Sept-22 09:32:37

A few of you have mentioned Alan Johnson, he was a fabulous politician.
His wife’s infidelity prevented him from running for leadership.
How sad but what a gentleman for giving up the possibility of a top job to spare his wife the grief of further press intrusion.

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timetogo2016 Wed 07-Sept-22 09:43:52

I have never voted Labour in my life,but if David Milliband stood for PM,he would have had my vote.

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luluaugust Wed 07-Sept-22 09:47:07

Going back into the mists of history Rab Butler was always said to have been the best Prime Minister we never had.
Agree about Alan Johnson, he grew up just down the road from me.

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Grany Wed 07-Sept-22 10:21:01

John Smith, Tony Benn, Michael Foot, Jeremy Corbyn with Jeremy we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now if he had been rightfully elected. The NHS wouldn't be sold off climate emergency would have been tackled with the Green New Deal Utilities nationalised. The right got their way what are they doing?

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Germanshepherdsmum Wed 07-Sept-22 10:26:40

Pass me the smelling salts! (With the exception of John Smith.)

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sodapop Wed 07-Sept-22 12:24:14

Another John Smith vote here, definitely a thumbs down for Neil Kinnock

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Daddima Wed 07-Sept-22 13:21:47

I had a lot of time for Neil Kinnock, even before he was Labour leader, and was so disappointed in the road he and his wife took, but I must agree with John Smith.

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