Whoo Hoo We Can Vote Jezza Again!

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37009871
The Tories changed leader in less than a fortnight, why is Labour stretching this out? Just makes them look more and more ridiculous. It's not as if they have any sort of chance of power anyway.

[Baldric]

I would have been really cross if I couldn't!

[youngmafbog]

So would the Tory members !

[ToraToraTora]

quite right YMB, Jezza is very popular with the Tories. To be fair though the new man is just as useless but he's a nasty piece of work but Jezza? nice chap.

[youngmafbog]

Jezza does seem to be genuine, mean well and appears a good egg. That is definitely a breath of fresh air even if you dont go for his politics.

[Gromit]

Because Conservative members were denied a vote and their leader was coronated rather than elected.
Probably a stitch up to make sure a Brexiter was not leader.

The Labour result is a foregone conclusion and a total waste of everyones time. But it is democracy rather than the sham non-contest the Tories had.

[ToraToraTora]

Our leader was elected under the party rules and yours will be gromit. An election does not have to involve a vote, surely you know that!

[ChillDoubt]

The Labour result is a foregone conclusion and a total waste of everyones time. But it is democracy rather than the sham non-contest the Tories had
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Foregone conclusion? Really? It is odd that there was a spike in Labour Party new memberships right after Jezza's King Knut episode(when more than two thirds of his MP's had no confidence in him). If he's unconcerned then why is the Labour Party appealing the decision to allow new members the vote?

[Gromit]

// Our leader was elected under the party rules. An election does not have to involve a vote, surely you know that! //

There wasn't an election.
An election without a vote is what they have in communist China. Very undemocratic.

[ToraToraTora]

when someone is unopposed they are still elected gromit.

[EDDIE51]

The Tory leadership was only unopposed because the other candidate was 'encouraged' to stand down and offered a prominent position for agreeing to do so.

[youngmafbog]

Did Brown have a vote-in?

[youngmafbog]

No Eddie, she made a very rookie mistake that did actually show she was not fit for the office she was going for.

[ichkeria]

This is sensible. Or as sensible as it's likely to get. Not allowing previously registered supporters to vote while allowing new ones was a hopeless fudge.
Allowing anyone at all to vote though who has not been a member of the party for a certain amount of time tho is ridiculous, but that stable door has closed far too late. And it can always be opened again
There is tho no hurry to elect a labour leader. There is no comparison with the Tories who needed to appoint a PM quickly and were able to bundle their own incompetent candidate swiftly into touch, for which credit is due

[bazwillrun]

"Jezza does seem to be genuine"

yeah...a genuine numbscull.....his naivety matches some of the leftie bleeding 'earts on here