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The Westministenders Hunger Games continues. Hunting for the Opposition.

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 14:18

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? Sad

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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

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Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 16:22

They should leave him there and find another room - I would - the cantankerous fool. Secretly text each other and sneak off

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 16:26

Robert Peston @Peston
@andyburnhammp has lost NEC vote on his last ditch peace plan - whatever that was

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:27

lol, show someone should ask him a question about Cuba and sneak out the back door while he's talking.

Still looking for a clip of what Ben Bradshaw said to so upset Momentum.

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:30

It's not as though he's not used to being unpopular.

Wonder if he ever wonders about that?!

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:32

audio upload of Ben Bradshaw's comments here:

He calls Momentum 'thugs' which seems to be what they are objecting to.

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 16:34

Do you think 'finish at 6pm' is optimistic?

Are we in for an all night sit down protest?

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:35

Movement!

— joncraigSKY (@joncraig)
July 12, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn has left the room as Labour NEC debates his future. Refused to leave at first, but has now, I'm told. It's getting personal!

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:38

Dunno, Red. If it's not a 'popular' response, might be a quick finish in the hopes of getting to court early!

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flippinada · 12/07/2016 16:49

Been out all day.. lots to catch up on.

In the meantime, how about the John Lewis Labour Party? Excellent customer service and comes with a five year guarantee.

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Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 16:49

Good one Ben Bradshaw I completely agree. As I said on the ground it really isn't pleasant and the trolling is awful. MP's are people too - and after the awful attack on Jo Cox I would hope JC would be far more forceful. He may not 'control' them but he has more influence over their acts than anyone else does - he could put the genie back if he wanted

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tiggytape · 12/07/2016 16:49

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Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 16:51

Momentum's first point of their ethical code is:

As the successor to Jeremy Corbyn's Leadership Campaign, Momentum promotes the values that Jeremy popularised during the campaign, of fair, honest debate focused on policies, not personal attacks or harassment.

The trolling alone shows members are not following this - they should be sanctioned

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Unicornsarelovely · 12/07/2016 16:53

I think JC is arguing he doesn't need nominations to be on the ballot. PLP are arguing that he does and that its 51. I think he only had 21 last time do may struggle - hence needing it to be automatic.

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:55

tiggy it has been suggested that he would get the 51 votes, but probably only just. Will try to find where...

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 16:57

Hands Off Corbyn ‏@HandsOffCorbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has been expelled from the Labour NEC meeting on grounds of "conflict of interest" - NEC to hold a secret vote - "democracy"

I'm not going to comment on that tweet. Just going to let it stand as it is.

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Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 16:57

Thebathroom from behind the back of the sofa? I didn't think he would manage it - hence the current drama lama - happy to be proved wrong tho

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 16:59

Someone asked what Andy Burnham was defeated on:

George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton 4h4 hours ago
Andy Burnham is to call for three-four day delay to Labour leadership contest to allow further negotiations, I'm told.

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Showmethewaytogohome · 12/07/2016 16:59

Red can I do a Wow just Wow

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 17:00

omg. just omg Red

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Thegirlinthefireplace · 12/07/2016 17:03

How utterly pointless, they have over two weeks and not got anywhere!

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flippinada · 12/07/2016 17:03

Wow. Are the LP finally developing some backbone?

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Thegirlinthefireplace · 12/07/2016 17:03

That post was with respect to Andy Burnhams request for 3/4 more days

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 17:04

Theresa May should...
Call an early election: 43%
Not call an early election: 42%
(via YouGov / 11 Jul)

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TheBathroomSink · 12/07/2016 17:07

Tiggy - this was the tweet I was after:
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV)
July 12, 2016
I understand from a good source that Corbyn appears to have enough votes on NEC to make it through to the leadership ballot automatically

Although that was this morning, so who knows, now?

thegirl - yep, cannot see any point to further delays.

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RedToothBrush · 12/07/2016 17:08

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/david-cameron-evil_uk_578498c8e4b0e9f338cbe2d2
David Cameron's Evil Tory Hum Tune
It's Brilliant.

I wonder what the equivalent for Corbyn would be?!

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