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To wish Sir Keir and his wife would not hold hands when working

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BeaQuiet · 10/07/2024 10:23

They've arrived in Washington DC on official business clutching hands like the Macrons, the Obamas and the Sussexes.

AiBU to find it a bit cringey?

And before anyone asks, yes I do have bigger things to worry about but I fancy a chat.

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EasternStandard · 11/07/2024 17:32

I more meant the drip drip, delegitimising the gov etc

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:31

EasternStandard · 11/07/2024 17:28

I think people are overreacting a bit

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I agree. The people cringing and thinking Starmer looks ‘terrified’ and as though he’s ’about to wet himself’ and that he can’t cope alone because he holds his wife’s hand in situations with an established convention of spouses holding hands are definitely overreacting.

EasternStandard · 11/07/2024 17:28

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:09

We’re now splitting hairs about drip drip drip versus domino effect? Give me strength. He is not being talked down. “Cringey” is not the stuff of powerful political rhetoric.

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I think people are overreacting a bit

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:27

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:21

@cardibach you’d be better off on the other thread where the OP speculated which minister would lose their job first and people piled in to call David Lammy “thick”.

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Oh, I’m there. Today is the gift that keeps giving, mad thread wise…

LakieLady · 11/07/2024 17:26

I think it's nice, they look very happy.

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:25

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:09

We’re now splitting hairs about drip drip drip versus domino effect? Give me strength. He is not being talked down. “Cringey” is not the stuff of powerful political rhetoric.

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Terrified is. And ‘like a little boy about to wet hinself’.

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:21

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:09

We’re now splitting hairs about drip drip drip versus domino effect? Give me strength. He is not being talked down. “Cringey” is not the stuff of powerful political rhetoric.

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@cardibach you’d be better off on the other thread where the OP speculated which minister would lose their job first and people piled in to call David Lammy “thick”.

newnamethanks · 11/07/2024 17:20

That's an anti-semitic lie irregularasclockwork. You'll find your Reform mates elsewhere on MN, Clacton branch.

IClaudine · 11/07/2024 17:11

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He talked about his wife's heritage in interviews you...(can't say what I want to here!).

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:09

cardibach · 11/07/2024 16:59

Nobody said that. It’s part of a pattern, was the point. A drip, drip, drip from all sides which causes a lack of confidence in the government eventually.
Why so keen to talk the country (by way of its representative) down?

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We’re now splitting hairs about drip drip drip versus domino effect? Give me strength. He is not being talked down. “Cringey” is not the stuff of powerful political rhetoric.

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:06

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:04

Oh, I agree. The Tories have nearly broken the country.

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Exactly! So Labour are in a strong position.

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 17:05

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:00

Where’s your evidence she’s a supporter? That she said so?

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Alright, let me rephrase, since you are determined to argue that she is a lying antagonist: starting this type of thread is not necessarily inconsistent with being a supporter because it could be seen as the sort of thing that someone confident in the position of their chosen government would not worry about saying.

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:04

CookStrait · 11/07/2024 17:02

We have far more to worry about than him holding hands with her.

Oh, I agree. The Tories have nearly broken the country.

CookStrait · 11/07/2024 17:02

We have far more to worry about than him holding hands with her.

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:01

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Eh? She hasn’t been hidden. She’s just not part of government so didn’t feature 8n campaigning. When they were seen together it was equally ‘lovey dovey’. Google the Taylor Swift concert for eg. I doubt there’s anyone who didn’t know she was Jewish.
This is quite a nasty post.

cardibach · 11/07/2024 17:00

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 16:31

I can’t believe that anyone thinks that the new government is so fragile that a bit of chat on Mumsnet about handholding will start a domino effect that could undermine its popular support. I’d say it’s a mark of confidence in the new government that OP, a supporter, decided to mention the cringe factor in a lighthearted way. It must make life hard when you find yourself second-guessing everything anyone says and looking for political subterfuge round every corner. I imagine that actual Labour Party advisers would be much less bothered about this thread than some posters on it appear to be.

Where’s your evidence she’s a supporter? That she said so?

Irregularasclockwork · 11/07/2024 16:59

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cardibach · 11/07/2024 16:59

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 16:31

I can’t believe that anyone thinks that the new government is so fragile that a bit of chat on Mumsnet about handholding will start a domino effect that could undermine its popular support. I’d say it’s a mark of confidence in the new government that OP, a supporter, decided to mention the cringe factor in a lighthearted way. It must make life hard when you find yourself second-guessing everything anyone says and looking for political subterfuge round every corner. I imagine that actual Labour Party advisers would be much less bothered about this thread than some posters on it appear to be.

Nobody said that. It’s part of a pattern, was the point. A drip, drip, drip from all sides which causes a lack of confidence in the government eventually.
Why so keen to talk the country (by way of its representative) down?

cardibach · 11/07/2024 16:57

Janiie · 11/07/2024 16:08

'No mention of the Johnsons, the Sunaks, Charles and Camilla, and all the other hand-holdy folk.'

There's been mention. Have you read the thread hun?

The post is about the OP. Have you read the post, hun?

cardibach · 11/07/2024 16:54

Janiie · 11/07/2024 14:35

Yep. Cringe with a capital C.

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But in which ones does he look terrified please? He looks self assured and comfortable to me - an£ the other leaders look comfortable with him.

CarolinaInTheMorning · 11/07/2024 16:48

Janiie · 11/07/2024 16:08

'No mention of the Johnsons, the Sunaks, Charles and Camilla, and all the other hand-holdy folk.'

There's been mention. Have you read the thread hun?

The reference you quote is about the original post. The OP only made reference to individuals who are targets of right-wing media and conveniently dumped the Starmers in there with them.

TimeandMotion · 11/07/2024 16:31

I can’t believe that anyone thinks that the new government is so fragile that a bit of chat on Mumsnet about handholding will start a domino effect that could undermine its popular support. I’d say it’s a mark of confidence in the new government that OP, a supporter, decided to mention the cringe factor in a lighthearted way. It must make life hard when you find yourself second-guessing everything anyone says and looking for political subterfuge round every corner. I imagine that actual Labour Party advisers would be much less bothered about this thread than some posters on it appear to be.

pointythings · 11/07/2024 16:29

The terror is entirely caused by Tory wishful thinking. They're used to bluster and aggression, so normal demeanour confuses them.

Greenlittecat · 11/07/2024 16:29

I think it's sweet! But saying that, I'd never hold hands with my husband during a work event, seems a bit unprofessional to me.

I suppose if they didn't hold hands the press would rip into him about how their marriage is on the rocks because of the pressure or some sort of rubbish so he can't win!

Hope you enjoyed your G&T! I'll be joining you tonight 😅

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