Page 4 | Labour Women - who will you replace Cates, Atkins and Badenoch with?

UltraLineHolder · 2024-05-03T20:06:48+00:00

Miriam Cates Kemi Badenoch Victoria Atkins .. and many more. Those who voted Labour today - who did you vote for that will equal ANY of the women above in standing up for women's rights?

RebelliousCow · 05/05/2024 08:47

Floisme · 04/05/2024 20:35

My best hope is that there will be a few more sensible Labour MPs elected, so that the Labour group in the next parliament has a critical mass that makes it easier for some of the current MPs who've peeped over the parapet to speak out more consistently.
I like your optimism but what do you think the chances are of being selected by your CLP if you're openly gender critical?
Plus I don't think it's fair to expect newly elected MPs to take the lead on this. I think it's up to the current crop to grow a spine in the next 6 months.

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A lot of CLPs are still Momentum strongholds with a culture of in-fighting. A lot of whom are still intent on weeding out the dreaded 'Blairites' and other 'right wingers'.

NoWordForFluffy · 05/05/2024 09:27

RebelliousCow · 05/05/2024 08:47

A lot of CLPs are still Momentum strongholds with a culture of in-fighting. A lot of whom are still intent on weeding out the dreaded 'Blairites' and other 'right wingers'.

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That describes our CLP perfectly!

morningtoncrescent62 · 06/05/2024 11:38

Floisme · 04/05/2024 20:35

My best hope is that there will be a few more sensible Labour MPs elected, so that the Labour group in the next parliament has a critical mass that makes it easier for some of the current MPs who've peeped over the parapet to speak out more consistently.
I like your optimism but what do you think the chances are of being selected by your CLP if you're openly gender critical?
Plus I don't think it's fair to expect newly elected MPs to take the lead on this. I think it's up to the current crop to grow a spine in the next 6 months.

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The Labour candidate in my constituency is openly gender critical, and the Labour candidate in a neighbouring constituency is not only openly gender critical but is well known in their trade union as such. Both constituencies are marginal (an SNP/Labour race). And let's not forget that one of the Brighton constituencies, can't remember which one, opted not to select Eddie Izzard as their candidate. I think there's some grounds for optimism regarding Labour candidates, though there may also be some dire ones, and probably lots who want to avoid the issue of sex and gender completely.

I agree that it's unfair to ask newly-elected MPs to take a lead, though I'm sure the candidate in my neighbouring constituency won't take long to be out and vocal in parliament if elected. But there are already leaders in Rosie Duffield and Tonia Antoniazzi, and you're right, it would be good to see and hear more from the existing MPs who've begun to speak out.