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Angela Raynor - a thread for sane centre left/lefties

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 05/09/2025 12:17

The tone on some of the other threads is very 'two tier keir' 'we need reform' 🤢🤢🤢

She had to go. Shame as I thought she was likeable

I remember when he tried to fire her before and she refused to be fired iirc 😭😭

Who will replace her? Who do you want to replace her?

I'm not arsed tbh, but needed a non faragey thread

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ThePoshUns · 05/09/2025 12:33

I had a lot of sympathy for Angela previously, I felt the press attacked her unfairly because she was female, northern and working class. With this controversy over her house/ tax affairs she has been foolish, arrogant to think she could get away with it. I agree with PP , I would love to see Yvette Cooper in charge, she seems solid.
I had such high hopes for this new labour government but they just can’t seem to get their act together.

sundayfundayclub · 05/09/2025 12:32

No idea re replacement

sundayfundayclub · 05/09/2025 12:32

I said a few days ago her position was untenable.

Lottapianos · 05/09/2025 12:31

'The hypocrisy surrounding this is off the scale.'

Couldn't agree more. It seemed like the Ministerial Code was being broken on a weekly basis at various points in Johnson's government. Unfortunately, 'they're at it too' is just not good enough. I'm really disappointed , and the crowing will be unbearable, but she should have made goddamn sure that everything was squeaky clean

RoosterPotato · 05/09/2025 12:28

It does feel like Labour has been shooting itself in the foot from day one. It’s so disappointing as a think a lot of it is just their comms/perception, but also that they didn’t seem to sufficiently prepare before winning (and it was an entirely predictable win at least a year out).

The guardian is leading with Farage’s tax affairs but he seems to have a very Trumpian ability to let sins which would take others down, slide off him entirely so I’m sure it won’t have an impact.

YanTanTetheraPetheraBumfitt · 05/09/2025 12:21

I agree she had to go. I feel let down by the fact that I thought she was better. No idea who might replace her. I wish Yvette Cooper would take over from Starmer to be honest….she seems the most sensible out the lot of them. The media and public are so against Starmer now (rightly or wrongly) that I feel him remaining in charge is just damaging the party.

BallerinaRadio · 05/09/2025 12:20

Farage's name should be all over this now though. I wanna see the same focus and attention put on his tax affairs. Multiple Tory ministers got away with much worse without even apologising.

The hypocrisy surrounding this is off the scale. Badenoch gleefully posting about ministers having to do the right thing as leader of the Tory Party.... They can all just fuck off