Well Done Rosie Duffield

I think if Keir is incompetent in any way it’s that he didn’t court Rupert Murdoch prior to the election and doesn’t have a good spin doctor.

I am not a member of the Labour Party nor a Labour voter. I may have been asleep like Rumpelstiltskin but I knew little of Rosie Duffield before her resignation letter.
Strange thing to do it seems to me. She would have been just as much a woman of principle and integrity if she had resigned in one paragraph. In fact more so IMO. Exhibitionism comes to mind.

Good for her standing by her principles
Hope more follow her

Better to have fought her corner as a member of the party imo.

This whole affair of gifts/bribes acceptable or not could have been avoided. Why is there not a blanket ban on MPs accepting anything whilst they are in office. I expect that is too simplistic. I worked in the public sector and we were not allowed to accept gifts from patients or relatives.

Yes, well done Rosie. It’s what I would have expected of BJ so was somewhat disappointed in KS as I thought he would be above accepting gifts. It did cross my mind that if anyone had given BJ a suit they should give up tailoring as he never looked any better than a bag of rags.

A person of principles in government, surely not!!!
Good for her. If only there were more like her in all parties.

winterwhite

I am not a member of the Labour Party nor a Labour voter. I may have been asleep like Rumpelstiltskin but I knew little of Rosie Duffield before her resignation letter.
Strange thing to do it seems to me. She would have been just as much a woman of principle and integrity if she had resigned in one paragraph. In fact more so IMO. Exhibitionism comes to mind.

I agree winterwhite. I also see it as a pattern of behaviour. Her track record has been to speak loudly in her criticisms of the party she was elected to represent only 3 months ago.
Many of us share her views on trans activists and women only spaces. It’s now Labour policy

Yes, well done Rosie. I hope her constituents continue to support her

Many of us share her views on trans activists and women only spaces. It’s now Labour policy but be fair Iam64 she was not supported in her views and came in for a lot of ill treatment. Told to stay away from conference because her views were controversial, Starmer said it was wrong of her to say that only women have a cervix. She received death threats and still Labour didn't speak up. Nadia Whittome even tweeted a good riddance tweet (which I think she has now deleted) but left up the one saying she should have been expelled by the party and not given the choice to resign the whip, because she doesn't share Rosie's beliefs. Starmer made clear his dislike of Rosie when he failed to invite her to his election launch in Kent. Kent's only elected MP and not welcome at the election launch! Could he have more publicly shown his dislike of her?

I don’t disagree it all felt unedifying. I have to say though, I’ve worked alongside colleagues who needed to be at odds with managers and anyone who wouldn’t/couldnt/didn’t want to share every aspect of their personal strongly held views. Oppositional

www.thetimes.com/article/b39b55da-2b6b-47b8-b7ed-23843f6678e1?shareToken=d2afd865cb27f3408c8c2157f17cc2ac

JKRowling has come out for her

Abdi Duale, a member of Labour’s ruling national executive committee, said it was “funny how people find their principles after winning five more years in parliament”.

mae13

Rosie Duffield has the backbone that the PM should have. But he's too busy helping his Chancellor kick pensioners in the teeth and doing an inventory of all the glittery freebies from well-to-do sycophants.

Who will expect Sir Keir to run things for THEIR lucrative benefit in return.

It's plain enough - we have a PM who can, shamefully, be bought by the rich.

mae13 I agree with what you say except for the last line. I think it should be:

It's plain enough - we have a PM who can, shamelessly be bought by the rich.

Excellent post @ 13.03 Rosie.

When it came to standing against the trans lobbyists RD wasn't simply expressing her ^personal strongly held views^Iam she was stating biological fact and standing up for the rights of natal women, something which too many in positions of power/authority/influence were afraid unwilling to do.

Looking at her life and history I am not sure RD is a person to admire to be truthfully and brutally honest . Plus 3 months is a VERY short tenure. Glad she is not my MP because as one of her constituents I would be asking questions and making a lot of noise!

Others should follow but not sure they will! Many are MPs for the first time … as time goes by maybe they will gain enough confidence to challenge the ‘inner circle’

After reading her letter in full, I see no reference to gender issues, tho I have no objection to posters discussing them.

The letter itself comes across to me very personal and peeved in nature, and really doesn't say anything that isn't a concern for many of us in and out of the Party. She fails to acknowledge the achievements so far, including the ruling, which surely she backs which increases resources for rape and domestic violence victims.

I think she would have been better served working alongside other back benchers on matters she highlights such as the levels WFA and child benefit and indeed the debate now cross party on gifts.

(reference to the ruling I refer to)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c243nll5jqpo

Her history is of no importance compared to a personal attack on the PM, she is now a woman of principle

When I heard the announcement her resignation I too thought - at last - an MP with principles - then I discovered she too had accepted freebies - pot/kettle???
Then I realised she had resigned from the party only - and was holding her position in Parliament - I’m now not so impressed by her actions - I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments she expressed - but would have been more impressed had she resigned her seat & triggered a by election. She could then have stood as an independent candidate- and her victory as such might have made Starmer realise how badly he’s now thought of! I’m not now not quite so impressed by her gesture. (Though I do wish more MPs would have the courage of their convictions - rather than (just like my own MP ) being “yes men”

Well done!! You have integrity 👏

She has no more integrity than any of the other politicians.
She has ensured her name is known nationally and she will be duly cashing in and benefitting from it no doubt in her own way.

She's cashed in already - I know this is quite an old reference, but it tells its own story:
shepwayvox.org/2019/12/19/kent-mps-expenses-for-2018-19/

PM salary 2024 £167,000+ plus expenses and freebies
MP basic salary: £91,346 plus expenses and some get freebies for lobbying (2024)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: £163,891 plus expenses and freebies (2024)
Home Secretary: I can only find info for 2022 on Google. It was £159,038 plus expenses and freebies. It will be a good bit more now.
Cabinet Minister: I can't find up to date into but I'm sure they get additional salary over and above the basic MP amount.

They can all claim rent allowance and travel costs if their main residence is in their constituency outside London.

Surely these people can afford to buy their own clothes?

Average UK salary 2024 £35,830 (approx)