Posie has launched her new party!

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Party of Women, a registered political party.

Wow, exciting times!

Just done some gardening 🥕

Re splitting the vote, she's going to stand against Keir Starme I think. I suppose if anyone else wants to stand for parliament I her party, they'd be strategic.

'Never heard of her'

Oh dear, well you've got A LOT of catching up to do!

She is such an amazing woman. 👏 bravo Kellie-Jay, bravo!

Thrilled!
Will do some gardening tomorrow.
That logo is genius! 🤣😍

I assume TRA Twitter has welcomed this fantastic news for democracy and inclusion?

You need coffee.

Some women are awful the rest are bloody brilliant

As opposed to all the wonderful male politicians?!

Internet. Won.

I do love a reasoned argument.

You do you.

Pluralism is a good thing.

Odd way to spell women's rights

No, that's the Green party.

Hello Dave

We certainly need it.

ooh ohai NEW SCOLDERS to tell us wims we are wrong <waves>

I shall look forward to hearing more about the new party.

If KJK is standing for election in Keir Starmer’s constituency, I wonder how many ways he will come up with excuses to avoid being in candidate debates with KJK present as a candidate 🤔

Are Labour interns combing the Big Book Of Rules searching for ways to help him avoid being seen debating her as a fellow political candidate??

Who needs a newspaper-sponsored bloke-in-a-chicken-costume to follow Starmer around in public during the election year when we’ve got Kellie-Jay publicly challenging him to debate her 😊

When I said about putting ourselves forward as candidates I had sort of assumed that was why she had formed a Party rather than just standing as an independent against Starmer.

So maybe wait and see if she is going to look at recruiting party members let alone potential candidates to stand as the next GE!

But for anyone interested here are the rules on standing as a candidate https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/electing-mps/candidates/

Candidates in a UK Parliamentary Election must pay a deposit – currently £500. If they receive at least 5% of the votes their deposit is returned (ie if you receive less than 5% you lose your deposit) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/lost-deposits/

Oh wow- finally a group I can vote for! Fantastic news. Will be waiting to hear their economic and green policies- especially now both traditional parties have bailed on the environment. Go Posie! 🥳🥳🥳

When I said about putting ourselves forward as candidates I had sort of assumed that was why she had formed a Party rather than just standing as an independent against Starmer.

So maybe wait and see if she is going to look at recruiting party members let alone potential candidates to stand as the next GE!

She did seem to be suggesting that was the next step in her announcement.

As well as general elections (for which there is a cost to stand) is she hoping people will stand at local council level? Parish councils are occasionally easy as no one stands for them.
It'd make sense to stand in a very few key seats for maximising publicity at general election.

Yay!

She had a rather stonking day, yesterday!

I'm so pleased to hear this. I'd heard that there were delays in becoming registered, was worried there would be stall after stall.

All credit to her.

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