Labour isn't working - Thread 26

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A chat thread for those who don't like this Labour government. 💙🩵

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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Is this as reliable as Starmer’s full support in Mandelson and McSweeney?

I'm beginning to think 'Full Support' is the trigger for a Labour Party drinking game.

"Alright Mr De Mille I'm ready for my close up"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/09/revealed-rayner-for-leader-site-briefly-went-live-in-january

you really couldn’t make this stuff up

Neither can, yet I don't think.

Rayner has the HMRC issue hanging over her. Streeting regarded Mandleson as a mentor. Though Streeting has said he is going to publish all his WhatsApp messages between him and Mandleson. So I wonder if he is cleaning house in preparation for later this year.

One can only hope so….

She'll do as she's told. Is the leader in name only.

Would recommend listening to today’s TRIP Leading with the former head of GCHQ. He says the UK is still very important, especially to the US despite what they may try and say.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading/id1665265193?i=1000748548202

Absolutely amazing how many Starmer supporting posters are out and about on MN now…

@DiySteve @CaveMum thank you both

going to need a new thread soon!

Oh gawd Starmer hour 😬

It’ll pass

Akin to the Two Minutes Hate…

So, Darren Jones says that the government wants to stop MPs having second jobs:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/09/starmer-mandelson-epstein-labour-mcsweeney-conservatives-latest-news-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-698a0f8f8f088b5588706f60#block-698a0f8f8f088b5588706f60

A bit inconvenient for Angela Rayner.

The Labour civil war is gathering. All the generals and admirals have expressed their support for the Supreme Leader. All we need now is for Starmer to declare full confidence in himself.

I see bbc reckons Starmer is going to survive this, for now!

I see bbc reckons Starmer is going to survive this, for now! Unsurprised Scottish Labour are gunning for him given the defeat they’re about to realise.

Let’s give Labour some credit. When it comes to factional in-fighting they do leave the rest trailing in their Titanic like wake.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/09/left-starmer-britain-morgan-mcsweeney-labour

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Are they still blaming the 'right wing press'? Comms? Or is Starmer being held to account for handing a tob job to the best friend of a convicted paedophile?

Right wing press and everyone not Labour is a bot.

Jesus, the bot accusation is tired at this point!

Oh, yes, being called a bot by brand new posters with an axe to grind. It's like the run up to the general elections all over again.

Starmer obviously getting his moment again on here. Roll on local, regional and by elections I guess..

They’ll fade away again

Female Labour MP tonight on Channel 4 News tonight. When asked about Starmer, she is following the usual party line and going on about Labour being anti violence against women and girls. Let’s all muddy the waters and talk about something no one can possible object to rather than discuss what is really happening with Starmer, who is barely hanging by a thread. The Labour Party, our elected government, are deaf to the reality of what is happening in front of our very eyes. Self preservation is all that counts. Blame the media, blame the bots, blame everyone but our own incompetence…
and don’t forget to mention how well we are doing on child poverty, btw.

Ikr.
Its all good because we're giving out soggy toast. How can any woman defend him? Urgh.

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