Thread 1 Starmer: A New Hope

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Please tread lightly on our dreams.

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That's quite a collection of NI politicians. Have they been forming new parties behind my back? I've only really noticed DUP and Sinn Fein before. I am v ignorant on this.

SF do not sit in Parliament. DUP lost seat to TUV. Alliance gain and SDLP has always been in Parliament.

Thank you placemats.

It is quite the collection, I agree @newnamethanks but indicative of Northern Irish politics.

To be clear in Northern Ireland Parliamentary elections, it's a first past the post system. Not so for Members of the Legislative Assembly, which is Proportional Representation.

Urgh, Farage. Sucking up to Hoyle then getting a snipe in about Bercow. He is such a slimy toad! (Sorry, a bit behind the rest of you!).

I think you’re right. I think they’ll move to the right and it will take another lost election for them to come to their senses.

It's pretty much what happened to Labour and the left.

Starmer has done a brilliant job of turning the party round the past 5 years.

Yes, there are some who wish the Labour party were more left wing. But Starmer read the room and delivered to it.

I'm working, so thank you all for keeping me updated on your thoughts.

Got myself a and we're back.

It's a bit empty now

Me too

Yes, I am one of those, but he did the right thing.

I thought Angela looked great, very comfortable and confident on the front bench.

Do you think the Black Rod is doing step counter?

I thought Angela looked great, very comfortable and confident on the front bench.

The Mail Online is amusing ...

Main story: RAYNERS PLAN TO DESTORY THE WEALTHY
Sidebar: WHERE DOES SHE GET HER SHOES ?

I think that's the punchline to the Archbishop joke.

😂

There’s an actual dent in the door of the HoC where Black Rod knocks. She and her predecessors do not mess around.
As an aside I want a work uniform that includes a sword. Why did nobody in careers lessons tell me this was an option?

Sunaks having a good look around isn't he? 😂

Hats off!

Was Dave there, waving at him?

Looking out for my MP who's the first Labour MP in this constituency. Gave her a lift in my car last week back to her car because it was teeming down with rain. She's just fantastic.

Ah new members tomorrow.

We’ve seen our new Labour MP sitting in the row behind the front bench 😊

and yet still wet.............

Working so thanks for keeping me amused with commentary! Will go back to watch some of the highlights (especially Liz's hair as I'm pink too😍)

Starmer affirms.

See they don't bother me really.

But I wonder if that's because of the fact I was resident in Spain for a number of years and so had a residentia NIE card?

The irony being of course that I can't have one of those now!

I carry my driving licence on me most days so no I can't see a problem either.