The Westministenders Hunger Games continues. Hunting for the Opposition.

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THE BREXIT FALLOUT OUT CONTINUES - THREAD EIGHT!

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Each of the parties seem to have a taken a very different style to their leadership contests.

The Tory party have been well documented as doing in the classic style of Hamlet. After the entire Conservative Party have spent two weeks stabbing each in the back and front, May steps forward to take the crown for herself.

But what about the others?

The UKIP leadership contest seems to be in comedy style of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights. In a strange turn of events, that no one predicted and seem quite absurd, they seem to be changing their rules so their new leader must have been a member for 5 years. The punchline is this rules just about everyone out, apart from Neil Hamilton and Steven Woolfe. As BigChocFrenzy points out, we are expecting Arron Banks to hand out the brown envelopes. We are just waiting for the poorly thought out, and badly booked racist band to turn up and make everyone cringe in horror and distract everyone from UKIP's candidates and their manifestos in the process.

Meanwhile Labour Party decide to do what they thought was Star Wars Panto. After spending a week going “She’s Standing”, “Oh No She’s Not” Angela Eagle is declared the Empire Strikes Back candidate by Diane Abbot. Well if she’s the rebel leader, then who is Darth Vader and the Emperor?

Unfortunately, you’d be forgiven for thinking the performance is starting to look more and more like a re-enactment of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, by the minute:

A battle of wills between two forces locked together in a room with ultimately different and opposing self-interests. This is only resolved when the new leader to the dynamic who sought to upset the institution, and give the others their freedom, is lobotomised and subsequently killed in an act of mercy. His murderer manages to escape the prison to the cheers of those still stuck inside.

The Greens of course are a foreign language film, no one has heard of and no one is really that interested in watching.

The Lib Dems are merely sat in the audience. With Tim Farron heckling.

But where is Gandalf?

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At least some sanity has returned and we now have some leaders. May can now get stuck into the job of handing the nightmare that is Brexit whilst making herself at home at Number 10. Rumours are circulating that it’s been left a bit of a pigsty.

We will follow May, on her new adventures to foreign lands to persuade Merkel and Juncker to hand over a mythical unicorn to the UK. Meanwhile will we continue our own hunt for the opposition, whilst we all consult our dictionaries for the meaning of the word ‘Brexit’ in bafflement in the wake of ‘Brexit means Brexit’.

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Sense of humour compulsory. No experience necessary though

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/eu_referendum_2016_/2682358-The-Westministenders-Media-Baron-Hunger-Games-continues-Is-it-about-to-all-implode?pg=1 Previous thread 7

Jim Waterson ‏@jimwaterson 2m2 minutes ago
Protestor with megaphone outside Downing Street chants "David Cameron! Out! Out! Out!"
Anyone going to tell him?

I wouldn't blame AE either, this must have been incredibly hard on her, and I hope that the rest of the rebels stand by her, whatever happens with her CLP.

Thanks bathroomsink

AE speech about to start

Arj Singh ‏@singharj 3m3 minutes ago
I think I am the only journalist here. Not a huge number of MPs either.

This was just posted to me when I asked if I would be safe having opposing views at a momentum meeting. I have asked if it was in order to condemn what had happened or as another kind of message - nothing thus far. The veiled threats have begun ladies

^Manchester MP Lucy Powell has been forced to contact police after receiving a message telling her to kill herself following her resignation from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet.

Ms Powell called GMP after receiving the vile message - and a string of other hate-filled communications - after leaving her role as shadow education secretary.

The Manchester Central MP and her office have been bombarded with abusive messages, laden with expletives and personal, sexist attacks, amidst the Labour party’s Brexit civil war.

Ms Powell told the M.E.N: "Unfortunately there are certain elements within our country and our party which thinks they have a right to send abusive and threatening messages to MPs if they disagree with their actions.

"I have received lots of correspondence from constituents, both from those supporting Jeremy and those who say that he should stand down.

"For the most part this correspondence has been conducted appropriately, but there is undoubtedly a vocal minority of those backing Jeremy who think it is appropriate to target female politicians with abusive and threatening messages.

"This abusive is more common and more vitriolic towards women MPs and the messages I have received this week have included misogynistic language.

"There must be a zero tolerance approach to this, particularly given the heightened fears we all have in the wake of Jo Cox’s murder^

from the BBC blog:
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as prime minister.
But he has warned her that the opposition will "hold this failing government to account" at a time of what he says is enormous economic uncertainty caused by the vote to leave the EU.

I would absolutely love to see this happen. I am not holding my breath.

Claude Moraes MEP ‏@ClaudeMoraesMEP (Labour MEP for London)
Bit ironic that the so called "undemocratic EU" has to congratulate our new PM on her appointment not her election

Posted with copy of the letter using word appointment.

"the full name of my party is the Conservative and UNIONIST party"

This SNP loathing Scot cheered out loud.

I would have cheered louder if she had dared to say "fuck off Nicola"

show that's shocking. And perfectly deniable should you complain, of course. I hope you get some guarantee for your safety, even though it is so so wrong that you need it.

Arj Singh ‏@singharj 1m1 minute ago
Turns out this Angela Eagle speech on Europe we were told about is a Labour women's event. Absolutely fine but Press not told!

oh dear

press.labour.org.uk/post/147349397144/warm-words-from-the-new-prime-minister-but-the

Tom Watson congratulations in full from the press office.
Surely the job of the Leader of the Opposition?

Tom Watson is getting more and more annoying.

Arj Singh Verified account @singharj

I think I am the only journalist here. Not a huge number of MPs either.

Re: Angela Eagle.

Oh dear. Owen Smith makes patronising comments too:
www.buzzfeed.com/marieleconte/owen-smith-told-a-female-party-leader-she-was-invited-on-tv?utm_term=.ugqzArM7K#.tobnpoE5z

Leader of the Opposition.

Now apparently voluntary.

colinrtalbot.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/labour-the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds/

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/13/corbyns-uselessness-has-lost-its-charm-but-hes-not-labours-only-problem?CMP=twt_gu

Hammond at No 10.
First one there.
Chancellor it is then...

Re Sturgeon and May: they are two strong women who have clear visions about where they want to go and who are prepared to play the long game.

My prediction is that Sturgeon will negotiate being "allowed" a 2nd Indyref (if Scotland is going to be taken out but her pre-EU negotiations have gone well) in return for not blocking too much the various pieces of legislation that the Scottish Parliament will need to pass in order to facilitate Brexit and allow Sewell motions.

Tim Montgomerie ن ✔ ‎@montie (Times)
Theresa May is going to defy right/left labels. She'll be "right" on immigration, security. "Left" on social inclusion. Best of luck to her.

Nick Cohen ‎@NickCohen4 (Observer)
Labour people go on about how they hate Tories. They should listen to Theresa May and be terrified by them

James Forsyth ✔ ‎@JGForsyth Spectactor
Clear that Theresa May gets that the referendum was about more than the European Union
Clear May wants to destroy idea the Tories are the party of the rich, as a grammar school girl she’ll find that easier 2 do than Cameron did

Kevin Maguire ✔ ‎@Kevin_Maguire Mirror
If May leads "in the spirit" of Cameron that means more austerity, zero-hour jobs, food banks, loan sharks & homelessness #socialinjustice

Julie Etchingham ✔ ‎@julieetchitv ITV
V dear Polish friend of mine told me "Theresa May looks like she has been cooking prime minister soup for years"

Vicki Young ‏@BBCVickiYoung 29s30 seconds ago
George Osborne has just left via the back gate at Downing Street #reshuffle

Vicki Young ‏@BBCVickiYoung 2m2 minutes ago
Here comes Boris Johnson

very worried that Boris is there. Will need a very strong muzzle to control him.

Boris has arrived. (wasn't expecting him so soon - if at all - interesting)

The Momentum article is very interesting. So they think Corbyn's success was based on 50% social media and 505 shambles?

Angela news:

Arj Singh ‏@singharj 19s20 seconds ago
Eagle on dropping out to back Owen Smith as unity candidate if he has more support:"I will let Owen do his own thing I will do my own thing"

So not dropping out tonight.

Arj Singh ‏@singharj · 1m1 minute ago

Eagle on dropping out to back Owen Smith as unity candidate if he has more support:"I will let Owen do his own thing I will do my own thing"

Boris - Foreign Sec??

Showme FFS! *That's not to you but about what's going on here/

It's not right and I reckon it's being framed as 'just politics' and women not being up to the job.

God it makes me

I see Owen Smith has jumped on the 'let's patronise female politicians' banner as well.

Arj Singh ‏@singharj 2m2 minutes ago
Eagle also ignored my question on the leadership contest excluding hundreds of thousands of members, which got big cheers in the room.