Corbyn To Step Down

[Bobbisox1]

But not quite yet, close the door after you Jezza, take Jo Swinson with you

[Mozz71]

Well, electing fellas hasn't exactly worked out for them.

[emmie]

no it hasn't but is an unknown quantity..

[johnny.5]

I will add to the hat a bit controversially
Clive Lewis

[emmie]

another i have never heard of..

[Mozz71]

I think a little bit of an unknown quality could be a positive step for Labour. A move away from the failure of Corbyn.

I need to look him up johnny.

[Mozz71]

Ah, I've seen him interviewed and he seemed to struggle in the interview I saw. Still, he seems popular in his constituency, and a little diversity never hurts.

[royfromaus]

emmie
Keir Starmer should take the reins, he is the only one i have time for.



You have time for a man that in his acceptance speech essentially called you thick?

[emmie]

roy, well everyone has an off day, lol

[Deskdiary]

Mozz "...I couldn't vote for the current Labour Party. This will, with luck, give them the chance to sort their house out, rid themselves of the toxicity and the antisemitism within the party..."

I couldn't agree more with those words if I tried.

The opposition should be electable in order to keep the Government on its toes - I want the opposition to be strong and a viable alternative, and quite simply Labour under Corbyn were not strong, viable or electable.

They swung far too much to the left, were woolly on Brexit, Corbyn himself was a political pygmy, economically an idiot, a liar and with a pretty dubious past considering the people and organisations he was cosy with - the latter being probably why he disgracefully failed to tackle the Jew-hate.

He didn't represent what I would call your normal, sensible, Labour voter - he appealed to extremists who did not possess the thinking-power to consider the ramifications of his ideology and policies.

As a Tory I sincerely hope Labour, proper Labour, will be able to wrench itself back to left of centre, consign Momentum to a footnote, and become electable again.

[Ken4155]

"A good day for democracy" In some ways, yes. Brexit ought to be 'done', Corbyn will resign and the toxic DUP no longer hold any sway. However, an unfettered government, whatever their flavour, isn't always a good thing. What we are faced with now is 5 years of Autocracy and, unless Labour can reform, taking a new direction, that 5 years could become 50.

[Bobbisox1]

I too was a labour voter but could not vote for the party the way it was going,Corbyn was/is deluded and had a past history of dealing with terrorism, not a good CV for a Prime Minister

[Mozz71]

Hear hear deskdiary. Without an electable opposition, Boris and his cronies will feel complacent and invincible, which is not the best for the country.

[davebro]

I don't think it was mainly Corbyn/Brexit wot lost it. Voters simply saw through Labour's big fat lies (waspis etc.) and wholeheartedly rejected their nightmarish vision of a hard left, socialist future for the UK. It will take a lot to prise the Labour hard core away from that ideology. I wish the party would split.

[Gromit]

The process that elected Corbyn leader will still be in place when they elect his successor. So they will probably repeat their mistake having learned nothing.

[Mozz71]

// I wish the party would split//

How would that work? A one party country? That isn't democracy.

[TheDevil]

Lammy for leader.

[davebro]

Mozz - you're saying that UK democracy can't exist without Labour in it's present form? Why?

[dannyk13]

According to Jon Lansman(chairman of momentum) Corbyn was not in any way responsible for Labours debacle.He blames Brexit.

[Bobbisox1]

Well he would Danny, haha

[Mozz71]

No Dave, I'm saying it couldn't exist without an opposition party. If Labour disbanded then there wouldn't be one, unless you meant they rebrand as a branches Labour Party. I'm all for Labour gutting themselves, ridding all the toxicity and coming back stronger. If that's what you meant, I apologise for misunderstanding your post.