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What's going on?

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MoobaaMoobaa · 08/09/2019 09:36

The first Labour MP to be deselected is Diana Johnson.

She's just won back bencher of the year, and from what can gather is strong campaigner for women's issue's aswell as campaigning for for her constituents. Constituents who voted her back in.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/breaking-diana-johnson-labour-deselection-3295016

www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/106362/diana-johnson-becomes-first-labour-mp-face

So momentum want her out, but why her? why right now?

In the Hull daily mail link, they hint at that she may now be allowed to put herself forward for reseletion. Yet other new links say it's automatic that she would be put forward.

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MoobaaMoobaa · 08/09/2019 10:30

ArnoldWhatshisknickers exactly.

When I was reading links and tweets, I'm sure it was mentioned that this was brought out by 2 people? if that's true, it's insane that power is given over to such minorities, and like said it's been hinted she may not be able to be put forward for reseletion.

Could someone clarify if i've understood this correctly. That if she is allowed to be part of the reselection, that although it may have been 2 people who triggered this, their allies across the country would be able to then vote on who gets selected for that area.

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dolorsit · 08/09/2019 10:25

Tbh I wish it would happen more often as it might make MPs in "safe seats" work harder. Apparently she's quite hardworking and popular though so hopefully she'll be voted back in and stay.

Unfortunately it has the opposite effect. Up and down the country labour MPs and their teams/resources have been focusing on getting enough votes to pass the trigger.

The fact that this MP has failed the trigger shows how counterproductive the process is.

ArnoldWhatshisknickers · 08/09/2019 10:10

DontForgetToDeadhead, that looks like an absolute guddle of a system, easily gamed by relatively small factions.

Surely it would be better to either have (as they used to) or not have mandatory reselection? Under this system I can imagine the Madigan's of this world, or unions with particular grievances, having a field day.

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MoobaaMoobaa · 08/09/2019 09:57

DontForgetToDeadhead why not wait for the next local election?
and why start with a hard working MP? especially when all attention should be focused on the shit storm the country is in at the moment.

from reading this board I understand that momentum don't like women who don't nod and smile to their every thought.

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EmpressLesbianInChair · 08/09/2019 09:50

Has she pissed Madigan off by being able to define women?

PotholePalace · 08/09/2019 09:49

Going to vote for my mp next week. He should be safe as he's very nice to local university students.

DontForgetToDeadhead · 08/09/2019 09:45

I think calling it "deselection" is a bit disingenuous. She hasn't been ousted, the process has just been opened up to allow other people to apply. Tbh I wish it would happen more often as it might make MPs in "safe seats" work harder. Apparently she's quite hardworking and popular though so hopefully she'll be voted back in and stay.

www.google.com/amp/s/labourlist.org/2019/08/how-labours-trigger-ballot-system-works/%3famp

Inebriati · 08/09/2019 09:45

Does this look like democracy, or does it look like top down politics?

Ereshkigal · 08/09/2019 09:44

It's baffling. Why her? She sounds like an MP popular with both colleagues and constituents. Surely it will just piss people in the area off?

BadgertheBodger · 08/09/2019 09:41

What’s going on?

I can confidently say I haven’t got a bloody clue. Wtf is happening Labour?

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Inebriati · 08/09/2019 09:38

My prediction; we are in the middle of a right wing coup. Both left and right have been captured.