Then stand as an independent candidate?

These MPS want the protection and largeness of being a party man well there is a price to pay.

Talk today of the Tory party bullying some of their MPs. this is nothing new the job of the whips is to keep their MPs in line. This maybe an offer of promotion or a threat. One MP who has been causing trouble says they were told they wouldn't get funding at the next election, boo hoo.

You can't have it both ways if you want the party to support you you have to support the party otherwise quit and go elsewhere.

Lots of Corbyn supporters on here blame senior Labour party people for undermining him and deliberating wrecking his chances, they have a point not very loyal.

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I think there's quite a lot of truth in that. Add in voters just being bored of Tories now, plus having seen no improvement. Starmer is the actual issue. Difficult to vote for, a bit like buying that magnolia paint because it was only a tenner and in a big tin. It still looks sh1t and is, indeed, sh1t.

Red and Blue Army!

I listened to the local Labour Party Chairman on hearing of the defection. He was less than impressed and called for a bye election. So I think it's far from certain Mr Wakeford will be the candidate.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Because the local Labour party are very unlikely to choose him as candidate in the next general election.

His next election will be a bye bye election

Edited by HKOwen (22 Jan 2022 1.43am)

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

You are possibly correct regarding the local Labour Party but do you really think that Keir Starmer himself will endorse sending a message to potential defectors that you won’t even be backed in the next general? No chance. He will be running for labour in that seat.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

I think that is a good point. Too often the party the defecting MP ends up with doesn't think it through but grabs them and makes a big fuss. they forget that at grass roots level their own supporters have been fighting the good fight to beat that MP and now they have to embrace him?

I would have had more respect for Starmer if he had told the guy you're not wanted you don't share our values and we will displace you at the next election. The defector would then have to either stand as an independent or go crawling to yet another party.

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