Dawn Butler racism just fine according to Labour

Did she actually say that? My god.

If you think posts are derailing the thread there is a report option.

I quite like how threads range around topics, it's like taking a walk and admiring the view rather than racing to your destination.

I'm sure the Whip will deal with it adequately.

I take it you're keen for Butler to remain and Cooper's statement is all you'd like to see?

It's so revealing isn't it. I think people realise more and more that despite what the left think and say that they are, it is all fake. They are racist and they are the nasty party. Rachel Reeves will take a long time to live down "we can't afford to let farmers die tax-free" if she ever can. That's to an industry which has a high suicide rate anyway.

That party has no soul at the moment.

So do I @EasternStandard - won’t hold my breath though, KS is busily trying to sweep it under the carpet.

That's good to know.

I look forward to the whip being removed, an investigation or suspension

Something other than that vague remark from Cooper

In response to this question, Cooper said:

As I said, I haven't seen the post and I think those sorts of issues around party issues, those are always ones for the Whip.

It appears that this is a decision for the Whip.

You clearly haven’t read my post correctly. Maybe try again.

Why hasn't any action been taken?

This is the strangest post on this thread. So you are saying because Boris Johnson wrote something, the Labour Party can be as racist as they like going forward and no one should raise an eyebrow. Because the other boy did it too?

Good to see standards being raised by "the adults being back in the room"(ahem..)

There are a significant number of posters who NEVER start their own thread, preferring to subvert others.

Its really poor and MN needs to stamp it out.

Kemi's portrayal seems designed to attract conservative, middle-to-upper-class voters. Her ethnic background adds a narrative of overcoming adversity, aligning with meritocratic ideals.

However, older traditional voters may resist supporting a black woman in leadership, and this strategy could alienate progressive groups seeking genuine representation while failing to fully win over more conservative audiences.

Please please please can we talk about Dawn Butler. That is what I am banding on about. Dawn Butler MP.

This thread is about Dawn Butler. And her offensive tweet (for the avoidance of doubt).

You condemn racism or you don't.

That's exactly the point I'm making, you condemn racism or you don't irrespective of party politics.

Labour haven't condoned Butler's retweet. Yvette Cooper was very clear in her remarks.

I'm sure we can all agree that racism is unacceptable, no matter who says it.

What happened was for some reason, instead of outright condemning DB tweet comment, you said on the 1st page, you didn't know who was worse? her or BJ?which was a weird thing to do since he isn't even a a MP anymore, let alone the leader of the conservative party.

Then when people asked you why you were banging on about BJs comments from years ago as if they were relevant to the discussion, someone made a comment about how the Labour party were positioning themselves as non-racist and progressive in comparison to the conservative party, which wouldn't align with them supporting this extremely offensive racist comment, you then started demanding evidence of the Tories progressive policies and evidence of them not being racist.

You've deflected from your first post and are making up your own narrative of the thread.

We can all see your posts and see YOU. Stop deflecting and making things up as you go along.

You are NOT condemning racism if you also say..but this other bloke from the Tories said this years ago so..people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones which is an exact quote from one of your posts.

You condemn racism or you don't.

I haven't defended her tweet. I'm challenging the claim that the Tories aren't racist and are a progressive party.

It's very telling how the Tories' racism is suddenly in the past when they're pointing the finger at others.

Who do you think she is trying to attract by this and why do you think her ethnic origin is relevant to those people.

Do you eat food?
Perhaps you'd prefer it if the farmers would commit suicide a bit faster?

Clarification for you above @username7891

Do you eat food?
Perhaps you'd prefer it if the farmers would commit suicide a bit faster?

Is it awful though? Why should farmers die tax free. No-one else does.