UK Politics #27

[Sunlifeover50]

Has anyone else been following the Astley warehouse fiasco in Wigan? It’s not Makerfield but a bordering constituency (I think). From the comments in the Instagram page residents don’t really feel Burnham has helped them in his role as GM Mayor.

 

[Miss Begotten]

Apparently he can.

That’s absolutely outrageous!
Talk about having your cake and eating it. Cheeky b.

 

[pottymouth]

Burnham doing U turns before he's even become an MP lol you couldn't make it up, well actually you could.

Parliament, particularly those sitting in it are long past being fit for purpose.

 

[Archduchess of Luxembourg]

We can’t discuss that, or hold the Israelis accountable, that would be antisemitism

No, it's not, you can hold some Israelis to account for their actions. What you can't do is hold ALL people who happen to share the same religion or ethnic background to account for another nations actions. It would be classed as anti-semitism, if you were to say, for example, that all Jews or Jewish people are responsible for the actions of the Israeli government or Netenyahu himself.

 

[Droosie123]

The people I know who have started attending Catholic church regularly are just going through the motions so their kids can get into the better rated Catholic schools.

Yes that’s always been a thing but the reports are tgis is teens abs young adults.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Yeah. Whether it is right for him to become PM that way or not is another question. I think it is clear he will stand for leader as soon as he becomes MP. But the initial comment was whether he has to vacate an MP role to become PM, which he doesnt.

Apologies for not answering that.

Blair was constituency MP for Sedgefield, Sunak for Richmond and Northallerton, both in the north of England. They may not have been able to do as much as they would have liked for constituents while being PM, but they certainly did beforehand. Sunak is still the MP for that region, which is kudos to him, as many of other past PM's simply leave the HoC, go to the HoL or some other heady post after serving as PM.

 

[pommynoir]

No, it's not, you can hold some Israelis to account for their actions. What you can't do is hold ALL people who happen to share the same religion or ethnic background to account for another nations actions. It would be classed as anti-semitism, if you were to say, for example, that all Jews or Jewish people are responsible for the actions of the Israeli government or Netenyahu himself.

I’m well aware, don’t think everyone is though.

 

[HelloStereo]

Apologies for not answering that.

Blair was constituency MP for Sedgefield, Sunak for Richmond and Northallerton, both in the north of England. They may not have been able to do as much as they would have liked for constituents while being PM, but they certainly did beforehand. Sunak is still the MP for that region, which is kudos to him, as many of other past PM's simply leave the HoC, go to the HoL or some other heady post after serving as PM.

Or they get jobs at international firms doing big speeches

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Can we wave a flag at Makerfield to highlight this. Do hope they don't think that he is doing it at all for them.

What an absolute

 

[Traazers]

Theres no rule that the PM has to be an MP. The only really issue would be accountability to parliament, but there are ways round that with select committee sessions if it came to it.

Obviously in reality the chances of a non-MP being chosen as PM by a party are minimal, unless you had a situation where a PM died or something and they wanted a caretaker who wasn't going to stand in the subsequent leadership vote, in which case they might have a Lord do it for a couple of weeks.

You do have to be a standing MP to lead the Labour party though, so technically you have to be an MP to be a Labour PM

 

[kev1974]

Theres no rule that the PM has to be an MP. The only really issue would be accountability to parliament, but there are ways round that with select committee sessions if it came to it.

Obviously in reality the chances of a non-MP being chosen as PM by a party are minimal, unless you had a situation where a PM died or something and they wanted a caretaker who wasn't going to stand in the subsequent leadership vote, in which case they might have a Lord do it for a couple of weeks.

The Labour Party's own rules require the Party Leader to be an MP. The Tories and maybe other parties could technically get away with a PM who sits in the House of Lords, but Labour simply cannot, unless they change their constitution.

 

[CrackingOwlSanctuary]

 

[shoppingaddict123]

Restore have put a candidate up for Makerfield.

 

[kev1974]

Burnham's toast. Apparently Starmer says he's going to support him in the by-election. Absolute kiss of death. Fair play to Keith, this is a genius move by him to kill off the challenge. Appears that none of the rest have the balls to make the first move and put down a leadership challenge, so it's all down to Burnham, and he's definitely done now.

 

[Rowling]

Finally the BBC are reporting more on Farage’s house purchase

 

[monga]

 

[Traazers]

Burnham's toast. Apparently Starmer says he's going to support him in the by-election. Absolute kiss of death. Fair play to Keith, this is a genius move by him to kill off the challenge. Appears that none of the rest have the balls to make the first move and put down a leadership challenge, so it's all down to Burnham, and he's definitely done now.

Well played Keir

 

[kev1974]

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I guess she's either finally grifted enough cash out of the MP job over the years, or has seen that the game is up for Labour MPs at the next general.

 

[Troutpout]

Welp...this thread is really something when it comes to excusing behaviours by white people

What a bizarre comment

 

[monga]