Thread 49 Starmer - Cóż to jest 5 milionów funtów między przyjaciółmi

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Agreed.

Reform UK loses control of Worcestershire County Council - BBC News.

Green councillor elected leader after Tories, Greens and Lib Dems formed a coalition to get Reform out.

share.google/m3JzFzw63MNA7RpaP

Seems like an awful lot of foreign cash splashing about some sections of UK politics these days.

Robert Jenrick’s wife warned about £40k donation from US fraudster

https://www.thetimes.com/article/eda72fd3-3d14-484d-97fb-702b4be737c5?shareToken=0b4bbad2dbcaa5aed71523e18f3e8e5e

Badenoch has suspended the Tory leader on Worcestershire Council after entering a coalition with the Greens to overthrow Reform UK control

Spiteful as ever, then.

Oh, ffs. She should be praising him. He actually sounds decent and sensible.

Very spiteful of Badenoch. I’m pleased to hear they were able to work together to keep Reform out.

Is Badenoch sucking up to Farage in the hope she can cling on to his coat-tails in the future?

The Tories have referred Farage to Parliamentary Privileges Committee regarding the £5 million I think - and possibly Jenrick regarding the US fraudster donation I linked to above.

Maybe Farage would overlook it if Badenoch is ditched for someone else? Cleverly? Lam?
I dont suppose Braverman has forgotten that Badenoch suggested she had MH issues.
Not convinced Jenrick and Badenoch would be allied given his photocopier fuck up.
But who knows. Didnt she suggest a vote for Reform is a vote for her?

Am I understanding this correctly.
Conservative local leader does his job by doing what is best for the people he was elected to serve on a local level, and the leader of his party fires him for doing his job?

It's a big place with lots of streets and everyone seems to sell ice-cream/gelato.

We went to two restaurants for gelato. Both delicious - one was with a pancake.

Sorry to not be more helpful.

That's just crazy! My sister will be very annoyed.

@placemats if you'd seen it you'd know you had. They only did lollies. But gelato is wonderful.

Just to add. I'm having problems with Mumsnet today. I complained strongly and suddenly everything is good. I'll be logging out now. Good to see the lovely photos. Good to be home as well, despite the fact that it's absolutely freezing cold!

Josh Simons, Makerfield MP has announced he is standing down for Burnham

https://bsky.app/profile/peterwalker99.bsky.social/post/3mlt7n7xed22i

Starmer's letter to Streeting

https://bsky.app/profile/catneilan.bsky.social/post/3mlt74qug522e

Can Burnham win there? I’m assuming the other parties will go all out.
Harborne will probably move back to the UK to slap another £5 million in the Reform 🪣

Will be ironic if Burnham doesn't get in. Not a huge majority in 2024, going by the comments.

Burnham can fuck right off. If Labour really is intending to self destruction then go for either of these two fuckwits (Burnham and Streeting). Neither will have put the country first, or shown any loyalty to anyone except themselves.

Labour need to get a grip now, or they are opening the door to facism.

It is a risk. Labour got 18,202 in 2024, Reform came second with 12,803. Given how well Reform is doing...

The electorate might not appreciate being used as pawns.

Majority of 5,500 in 2024, not looking very good.

Simons is the former director of Labour Together, the think tank set up by Morgan McSweeney as an anti-Corbyn vehicle.

Could not agree more. This is not the way to do things.

I don’t get the Burnham love. He wasn’t to my taste as a cabinet minister, and even standing for this seat (and resigning as mayor) shows he’s more interested in his career than completing commitments. Plus he still needs NEC permission. And as others have said it’s not a particularly safe seat.
As I’ve paraphrased elsewhere, he’s not the messiah he’s a very arrogant boy

He doesn't have to resign as mayor until he is actually elected, I think.

Burnham gets quite a bit of support on my timeline but not so much on this.