@AlistairCarns If Burnham's Monday speech doesn't miraculously satisfy your 5 tests, can we assume you'll then immediately announce your *intention* to stand?
You'll then have only 9 or 10 days left to build enough support to launch. Your only shot at this.
@AlistairCarns Just say you'll stand, even if you've not got the 81 yet.
If you wait until the 9th it will likely be too late. If he then gets over 200 backers it's instant game over & a coronation.
Strike now to put a dent in that. The media will get onboard bigtime. Force his hand.
@AlistairCarns Keep talking Alistair, you're now the clear 2nd favourite after Burnham with the bookies. Mind you, he's still 1/200, with you at 50/1 as I write, so a way to go yet. Smash the gap with a challenge.
https://t.co/NBf2B3Yjfn
@AlistairCarns If you've got the 81 backers already and Burnham doesn't respond satisfactorily on your points, don't delay, announce asap you'll be standing. Don't wait for the 9th.
There'd be a media frenzy, which would drag him right off the fence. He's been too bloody quiet by far.
@AlistairCarns BBC's Victoria Derbyshire quizzes Al Carns on his leadership ambitions...
https://t.co/mcrIkNLoG8
Hard to trust any of them but I think he'd be far better than shifty blagger Burnham.
@glyphkeeper@AlistairCarns More than offset by how much they're ripping us all off. They don't spend it on us in the first place, just keep filling their greedy pockets at our expense.
@AlistairCarns According to BBC's Nick Watt only this afternoon, you probably haven't even got 10% of the 81 supporters needed for a bid.
Is he talking bollocks or is it the rest you're pitching to on here?
@AlistairCarns All sounds good. Has Andy said yes to all five, or haven't you even asked him?
Think you should just get it all out of your system and say you're standing. Then the debate can really start. Don't chicken out.
@Channel4News Oops, trapping yourself in a corner there Al?
If you *don't* get this 'debate' & 'national conversation' you've been insisting on, how can you possibly then not stand when he buys you off with the Defence Minister's job?
You'd look a complete bullshitter. Nice job though.
@Channel4News Well Jones folded now so that's his share of support up for grabs. Why wait? You'd thrash Burnham, though that's not exactly a high bar after he only beat dullard sexist Kenyon.
@BBCBreakfast Reform's master is laughable but Kenyon as his feeble candidate made him look like a genius.
What a hollow 'victory' for blagger Burnham that was. Yet still no-one's got the balls to take him on.
@AlistairCarns@johnmcdonnellMP Why didn't you also show the clip where you dodged the question about standing?
Is this the Royal Marine leader's way - "Righteo lads, over the top we go..... you first!".
True colours?๐
@darrenpjones Insincere sincerity on acid. What utter fucking twaddle. Everyone and you knows Starmer's a twat.
And where did we hear "the many and not the few" before? At least get your own lines before you spout more bullshit.