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« Reply #175 on: June 03, 2015, 01:30:00 PM »

Jeremy Corbyn is now in, according to the New Statesmen.
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« Reply #176 on: June 03, 2015, 05:58:03 PM »

Good Lord: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/29/liz-kendall-will-back-white-working-class-young
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« Reply #177 on: June 03, 2015, 06:51:19 PM »

It's bad when someone like me a-a shameless labour hack who spends the whole day reading political stuff is still unsure who to vote for. I'm leaning towards Burnham, and I've got my email signed up to his updates but tbh they seem kinda sh**t. I'll go to hustings and give them a good heckling over being pro-trident, my biggest fear is they'll forget that Ed did tons of good stuff

We really need Jarvis-he isn't a white horse candidate (like Wesley Clark) he's quite policy heavy and is a very good speaker (his progress speech was good)

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« Reply #178 on: June 03, 2015, 08:14:26 PM »

Jeremy Corbyn is now in, according to the New Statesmen.

He's a bit... antediluvian... to be sure of a ballot spot. But then maybe he'll benefit from a little charity?
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« Reply #179 on: June 04, 2015, 10:58:57 AM »

Burnham now has over 35 public PLP pledges and Cooper is only a few short.

And now Kendall is only a few short. Credit where it's due, she has outmaneuvered some rather more favoured names to take the Right/Progress slot on the ballot and there must be skill involved as no one can be that lucky. Hopefully she tones down some of her rhetorical excesses once the campaign proper begins.
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« Reply #180 on: June 04, 2015, 11:04:37 AM »

Since when do these SUK avatars exist?
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« Reply #181 on: June 04, 2015, 11:09:19 AM »


Yesterday I think.
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« Reply #182 on: June 05, 2015, 12:46:29 PM »

And Cooper hits 35 pledges. Meanwhile the struggle to get Corbyn on the ballot begins as several Left MPs who had pledged their nominations for Burnham have switched to Corbyn.
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« Reply #183 on: June 05, 2015, 04:06:13 PM »

Perhaps Field and Hoey will nominate Corbyn as they nominated McDonnell last time (lol).
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« Reply #184 on: June 06, 2015, 03:14:58 PM »

I assume there's a bloc of about 20-30 who'll get Corbyn on the ballot. It will help Burnham, like it helped Ed in 2010 because tons of the militant lot will come out and vote for Corbyn 1 and Burnham 2.

Fabian hustings today as well http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/jun/06/labour-leadership-hustings-at-fabian-summer-conference-politics-live#block-55732308e4b0f3282588b7ca

Very good read-long story short Cooper and Burnham are the brownite/miliband type candiates and Kendall is the shameless modernizer
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« Reply #185 on: June 07, 2015, 12:39:34 AM »

Anyone who thinks that Labour needs to reach out more to 'whites' is most certainly not a 'moderniser'.
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« Reply #186 on: June 08, 2015, 05:03:44 PM »

And then there were three: Kendall has made the ballot. Meanwhile in another universe, Frank Field has decided to give his nomination to Corbyn.
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« Reply #187 on: June 08, 2015, 05:19:26 PM »

And then there were three: Kendall has made the ballot. Meanwhile in another universe, Frank Field has decided to give his nomination to Corbyn.

WTF
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« Reply #188 on: June 08, 2015, 05:21:53 PM »

I called it!
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« Reply #189 on: June 08, 2015, 05:24:58 PM »

Frank Field nominated John McDonnell in 2010 so not that unexpected. Kate Hoey did that year too.
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« Reply #190 on: June 08, 2015, 05:27:17 PM »

It probably has something to do with the fact that none of them are liked by the powerful people in the party.
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« Reply #191 on: June 08, 2015, 05:30:41 PM »

And then there were three: Kendall has made the ballot. Meanwhile in another universe, Frank Field has decided to give his nomination to Corbyn.

Didn't he nom Diane Abbott last time? He seems the type to go for 'broad, open debate' over everything else.
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« Reply #192 on: June 08, 2015, 05:30:46 PM »

Labour would be foolish not to pick Yvette Cooper, Andy Burhnam is boring and uninspiring and Kendall is Tony Blair in a dress.
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« Reply #193 on: June 08, 2015, 05:34:19 PM »

Labour would be foolish not to pick Yvette Cooper, Andy Burhnam is boring and uninspiring and Kendall is Tony Blair in a dress.

I get the impression that Yvette would either be a stunning success or an IDS-style train wreck.
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« Reply #194 on: June 08, 2015, 05:39:05 PM »

And then there were three: Kendall has made the ballot. Meanwhile in another universe, Frank Field has decided to give his nomination to Corbyn.

Didn't he nom Diane Abbott last time? He seems the type to go for 'broad, open debate' over everything else.

He nominated McDonnell but then McDonnell dropped out and he endorsed Ed.

Hooey followed McDonnell into nominating Abbott though (although she didn't even rank her when she actually voted).
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« Reply #195 on: June 08, 2015, 05:40:57 PM »

So what does Mary Creagh stand for? Besides boosting her name recognition presumably. She named her kids after Attlee and Beatrice Webb so I'm guessing she's more leftist?
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« Reply #196 on: June 08, 2015, 05:41:30 PM »

Yes, a lot of nominations last time round were borrowed. In these less... er... factionally fractious... times it even makes a lot of sense.
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« Reply #197 on: June 09, 2015, 02:07:08 PM »
« Edited: June 10, 2015, 09:02:52 AM by Andrea »

Day 1 of nominations

Burnham 53
Cooper 41
Kendall 36
Corbyn 11
Creagh 5

Deputy

Watson 50
Flint 30
Healey 17
Eagle 12
Bradshaw 12
Creasy 10
Ali 4
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« Reply #198 on: June 09, 2015, 02:13:20 PM »

Probably good news for Corbyn and Creagh that the other three are already over the line.
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« Reply #199 on: June 09, 2015, 03:52:15 PM »

What exactly are the perks in being deputy leader? doesn't seem like a really influencing majordomo
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