Jeremy Corbyn Refuses To Join Brexit Meeting With Party Leaders….

[naomi24]

….'because Chuka Umunna was there'

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-20/jeremy-corbyn-refuses-to-join-brexit-meeting-with-party-leaders-because-chuka-umunna-was-there/

Mrs May has been the political topic of the day so far, but what do we think of Jeremy Corbyn’s performance? Petulant? Irresponsible? Refusing to attend meetings appears to be becoming a bit of a habit with him. A poor recommendation for someone who aspires to loftier heights.

[spathiphyllum]

“It was not the meeting that had been agreed … the terms were broken”

He did the mature thing and walked away from the situation. Something not all adults can manage. Now others are using that as a reason to belittle corbyn. Same old same old.

[albaqwerty]

He seems to be tying to blame everyone else for his actions (or lack thereof) instead of himself.
Surely he should 'suck it up, buttercup'

If he was ever to become PM (please no) with that sort of attitude he'd never get anything done.

[ludwig]

If there's one thing the man who voted and spoke against against his own party hundreds of times from the back benches cant stand, it's disloyalty to the party.

err ..hang on.

[Prudie]

You think a member of a democratic parliament is mature for walking away from a meeting just because someone else is there?

[jim360]

In sympathy with his actions, I will refuse to post in AB threads about Corbyn from now on.

Oh wait.

[jim360]

(In case clarification is needed, I have no sympathy with Corbyn's actions here.)

[ludwig]

The man is an ***. He can't do co-operation or leadership. He's a professional agitator out of his depth. We should be thankful that this is being made clear to everyone now, rather than after the next general election.

We need credible opposition just as much as credible government, and at the moment we have neither.

[Quizmonster]

The link in the title of this thread contains the words, "meeting with party leaders". Chuka Umunna - having packed in his Labour Party membership - is not even a party member, never mind a party leader! Might I have popped along as, say, the leader of the Dorset Workers' Party and demanded to participate?
As I understand it, 'parties' exist only once the Electoral Commission says they do and I have not heard of that happening to TIG.

[naomi24]

The nation is in crisis, he's the leader of the opposition, something upsets him, so he flounces off. Hmmmm.......

[ludwig]

Oh that's alright then QM. He wasn't just being a petulant arrswhole.

He was being semantically accurate. I'm sure if they reword the invitation to include ' spokespeople for groups that aren't officially political parties but who represent MPs that have agreed to vote as a bloc on Brexit issues', he'll be happy to attend.

[ludwig]

This could be the only silver lining to the Brexit cloud. We're seeing how useless Corbyn is without having to suffer the tragedy of him actually being elected to the office of PM.

[jno]

Brexit is not his problem and he’s not obliged to dig May, or anyone else, out of their ever deeper holes. Leaders of the opposition are by definition powerless. Turn your fire on the incompetents you elected to power.

[naomi24]

Light on the horizon yet, Ludwig. ;o)

[naomi24]

With all the meetings Brexit has involved, just as well we didn't elect him, jno.

[albaqwerty]

jno

as opposed to turning one's fire on the incompetent opposition which was elected ? :-)

(I didn't vote for either btw)

[andy-hughes]

I agree that Mr Corbyn is being semantically accurate, as Ludwig points out.

However, politics is about nothing if it is not about compromise - there are times to make a stand, and times to drop the stand and join in the discussions because they are more important that the stand being taken.

Mr Corbyn, professional agitator that he is, rather then either politician or genuine leader, of which he is neither, fails to grasp the need to adjust to the circumstances, an attitude that does not bode well for a potential Prime Minister.

[ludwig]

It's hilarious that people try to put a positive (or at least non-negative spin) on his behaviour.

[retrocop]

Juvenile. No leadership material at all.

[hereIam]

Please God he NEVER becomes PM !

[jno]

The people can choose Corbyn and his party when the next election comes, should they wish. The alternative, I expect, will be whichever Tory has the most bloodstained knife in his hands. Meanwhile, you’ve elected the government you’ve got, so deal with it, don’t go whining that it’s all the opposition’s fault. Labour had nothing to do with the referendum.