Scotland to have yet another PM that nobody voted for foisted on us.
And, unlike the revolving door of Tory PMs, Andy Burnham didn't even stand on the mandate Labour won it's landslide with.
Yet still claims it as his own.
An illegitimate PM in a failed Parliament.
Some people forget/overlook the fact that #Starmer's name would only have appeared on the ballot papers in HIS constituency.
In effect that means only a few thousand ACTUALLY voted for HIM. That is always the case in the UK.
In USA you vote for TRUMP or his opponent by name.
Unfortunately, people in the real world don't live on paper.
Maybe he might have done better with Ed Sheeran as Energy Sec and Vic Reeves as chancellor.
A STRANGE KIND OF FAILURE
NHS waiting lists falling.
Workers' rights strengthened.
Rail nationalised.
Immigration down.
Child poverty down.
Pensions protected.
Yet we're told this is failure.
The irony is obvious.
If this is what failure looks like, what exactly would success have looked like?
#Labour #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics
If I gave you 2 lots of ยฃ1000, you would have ยฃ2000.
If I gave you 1 lot of ยฃ1000, you would have ยฃ1000.
If I gave 0 lots of ยฃ1000, and you gave me 1 lot of ยฃ1000, I would be ยฃ1000 better off because ZERO lots of ANYTHING is always ZERO.
For one, he could have honest - granted that does not come easily for a trained lawyer.
If he thought his decisions were CORRECT, why so many u-turns and go back on them?
A fair question for those who dislike Keir Starmer:
What, realistically, would he have to do to earn your support?
Or is there nothing he could do at this point?
Lie after lie after lie followed by the ultimate lie/u-turn (diificult to differentiate for last 2 years).
I will stand and fight any leadership election.
Why did anyone ever believe him and his 'lawyer talk'?
You do NOT resign and then stand, you remain and fight.
The Westminster bubble is briefing a resignation, and the media is all over it.
But they underestimate Keir Starmer.
Expecting him to walk away this morning? Donโt hold your breath.
Heโs ready to stand his ground, shock the critics, and put the country before party politics.
The media can entertain the New MP being sworn in today.
Starmer isnโt going anywhere.
Iโve said it before, and Iโll say it again. Ed Miliband is quite literally the only government minister who is actually doing a good job. Not appointing him as chancellor would be a huge mistake.
Who would be the best Prime Minister of the UK?
Donโt forget to retweet far and wide please.
Oh, Iโve left off Wes Streeting. He has no chance in any case, the wet wimp, but have included Darren Jones, a potential strong contender.
Please add an alternative if you wish.
So the markets have reacted
VERY NEGATIVELY to Burnham
Exactly as RW knew it would
โVery unfavourable reaction โsays business
Wow. What imbeciles these MPโs and Burnham are
Putting the country at risk totally unnecessarily
Andy Truss
@TimesRadio@LBC@SkyNews
So snap YouGov poll says ONLY 23% think Burnham would be a better leader
You absolute charlatans trying to do this to Starmer
Corbynite attempt at coup
And because they are utterly unelectable before Starmer they will fail, as per
Stand by Starmer @LBC@SkyNews
So Keir Starmer said this morning that he's not stepping down and would stand in any leadership contest.
Tonight there's posts circulating on here saying that he's likely to step down
What's the truth?
Keir Starmer spotted heading for Buckingham Palace to meet the king.
BBC journo just announced Keir Starmer has left No10 via Horse Guards, the rear exit direct onto the Mall into Buckingham Palace.
Only reason Starmer would do this is to meet the King to dissolve parliament for a snap GE.