Thread 25 Starmer - Cheers for a falling out among thieves

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5338688-thread-24-starmer-casting-the-net-wider?

Agree re Netanyahu.

After annoying me on his abortion vote my adopted Labour MP is on the rebels' list. Yasin is back in the room!

Mine is the same. Pissed me off with his abortion vote, although he sent an email almost immediately with his reasoning, but is on the list of rebels.

It's not a difficult decision to make if the imperative is to put your constituents first.

Two things:

It's not a rebellion

1000 a day applying for PIP does not mean they will all get it. Hate that Starmer said that.

Page 40 already, any title suggestion 🙏

Starmer: Now where did I put that Apocalypse?

My MP has signed it. There's an interesting spread from the right and the left of the party.

I accept this point and also that he should put his constituents first. He has a very mixed constituency in terms of race and income (I know PIP doesn’t get affected by those things - or shouldn’t). But I don’t think he’s someone who will easily go against the hierarchy.

Starmer: Shall we fix the change? Maybe.

Apparently the Tories are considering voting with the government, simply to cause Starmer a political headache.

Yeah, "Starmers benefits cuts approved by the Tories" isn't a headline that is going to help much.

I have also joined the Co-operative Party. My little rebellion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w48zlw04po

I am starting to think Starmer is in really serious trouble.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/24/keir-starmer-disability-benefit-reforms-rebellion-by-mps

If only it was as simple as he quits and we get Angela Rayner.

Meanwhile my MP has got a drag queen act due to perform at local school banned from doing so.

It’s part of their pride month celebrations.

focussing on the important things as usual 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

Oh what fun that would be on MN . Imagine all the Raynor (sic) threads.

Works for me. MN would implode.

Nope. Rayner is running around trying to get people to vote for this. She is dead to me, as is Starmer after the lie he told today.

I am now officially a Plaid supporter. I will never vote for Labour again with Starmer at the helm. I have given him chance after chance, but whipping up hostility against disabled people is the final straw.

Never say never - lifes too short.

However, in defiance of the views of some posters here, I'm quite happy to vote LibDem or Black Country Communion depending on the state of play come next election.

My personal electoral priorities revolve much more around keeping Reform or the Tories out than they do on keeping Labour in. Which is pretty much how they have been since 1987.

The only way I would vote Labour right now is to keep Reform out.

I have created a new thread, added cats for some much needed comfort

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5361166-thread-26-starmer-cats-rebels-and-orange-chaos

My personal electoral priorities revolve much more around keeping Reform or the Tories out than they do on keeping Labour in.

Mine too.

This Bill isn8n serious trouble. Not necessarily Starmer. I don’t think it hurts him with the party to back down for further reports.