Re: Anti-Corbyn coup fails - so far!

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:33 am

Nice bit of traditional British backstab

http://news.sky.com/story/1717625/corbyn-sacks-hilary-benn-over-leadership-coup

Jeremy Corbyn has sacked Hilary Benn from the shadow cabinet amid suggestions he was planning a coup to oust the Labour leader.

Mr Corbyn dramatically sacked his shadow foreign secretary in a midnight call after six months of simmering tensions between the two following Mr Benn's high-profile support for military action in Syria.

His departure has sparked speculation half the shadow cabinet could follow him out of the door and one shadow cabinet minister told Sky News they were considering their position.

A Labour source said: "We expect more resignations. There is now a critical mass of people that makes Jeremy Corbyn's position as leader untenable."

Shadow housing minister Roberta Blackman-Woods tweeted: "This is sad news indeed and I cannot understand how Jeremy thinks it will help his worsening position with the PLP."

Pcorneater

**Lamplighter** Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:33 am

Jeremy Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn from shadow cabinet

Shadow foreign secretary says he was dismissed in middle of night after telling party leader there was ‘no confidence in his ability to win the next election’

Here beginneth the bun fight .... LL Hahau

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/hilary-benn-revolt-jeremy-corbyn

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:36 am

Snap, LL. Good, innit? I thinK actually, I'll separate this from the EU, as the EU is, IMO, just an excuse for this backstab

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:12 am

The Labour party appears to be falling apart faster than I can follow....

http://news.sky.com/story/1717625/labour-civil-war-after-corbyn-sacks-benn

The Labour party has been plunged into civil war after Jeremy Corbyn sacked shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, with half the shadow cabinet expected to follow him out of the door.

Mr Corbyn dramatically sacked his shadow foreign secretary in a midnight call amid suggestions Mr Benn was plotting a coup against the leader.

This morning shadow health minister Heidi Alexander resigned in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership, telling him in a letter: "As much as I respect you as a man of principle, I do not believe you have the capacity to shape the answers our country is demanding."

Another shadow cabinet minister told Sky News: "Jeremy Corbyn has lost the confidence of the shadow cabinet, the Parliamentary Labour Party and its grassroots members. Enough is enough."

They called on the Labour leader to "do the decent thing".

A politician? Do something 'decent'? rofl

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:17 am

. ‏@twlldun 28m28 minutes ago
Oh. They've got a Twitter storm planned. Looks like the coup is over before it even begun.

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Anti-Corbyn coup fails - so far! Cl3IJvcWkAABZlf

OMG, not a twitterstorm! They really do mean business, then! rofl

**Lamplighter** Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:03 am

Shadow Health Secretary. Heidi Aexander resigns. It's started. LL

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:18 am

I will be quite honest, LL, I've never heard of her. She's made zero impact on me previously. embarass

I am losing track of the coup - is it Blairites trying to take back control? Or the even harder Left trying to take over? Or is it just a general bunfight and score-settling?

**Lamplighter** Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:23 am

bb1 wrote:I will be quite honest, LL, I've never heard of her. She's made zero impact on me previously.

I am losing track of the coup - is it Blairites trying to take back control? Or the even harder Left trying to take over? Or is it just a general bunfight and score-settling?

I have no idea, I am not a Laborite so couldn't care less if they all go up in smoke!! LL

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:28 am

Yes, I know what you mean, LL. Corbyn is so ineffectual, while providing much comedy value, I hadn't actually paid much attention to him or the shadow cabinet.

About all I could tell you is that he and Diana Abbott had a fling when they were younger and went round East Germany on a motorbike. Which doesn't help much.

**Lamplighter** Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:16 pm

Gloria De Piero, the shadow minister for young people and voter registration, has resigned from shadow cabinet,

IAN Murray is expected to resign today as Shadow Scottish Secretary, according to reports.

The Edinburgh South MP’s decision will increase the pressure on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, with a string of shadow cabinet resignations expected this morning.

Mr Murray is Labour’s only MP in Scotland. ETA He says he has resigned.

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:21 pm

I've heard of him, obviously, but not her - I didn't even know such a post existed.

**Lamplighter** Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:28 pm

bb1 wrote:I've heard of him, obviously, but not her - I didn't even know such a post existed.

More - The Guardian understands Angela Eagle, Lucy Powell, Lisa Nandy, Chris Bryant, Luciana Berger, ~~Gloria De Piero~~, Charlie Falconer, ~~Ian Murray~~, Rosie Winterton and Andy Burnham could be among those to resign from the Labour front-bench on Sunday.

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:35 pm

I've heard of Angela Eagle - she was one of the shouty women on that Brexit debate that gave me a stinking headache.

I've found Murray's resignation letter online, it's actually not bad:

Jamie Ross ‏@JamieRoss7 20m20 minutes ago
Ian Murray's letter of resignation to Jeremy Corbyn.

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And I now understand a bit better what this is about - they think Corbyn is a useless idiot.

**lily** Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:53 pm

They could always have a big sit in like our lot did over guns recently. rofl

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:58 pm

I saw that, Lily, I must confess to ROFL-ing when the martyrs got pizza brought in.

Shadow Cabinet bingo:

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I confess, I have NO idea who most of them are.

**Sabot** Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:27 pm

I give up. What is going on?

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:49 pm

Er, I don't actually know, Sabot. Everyone is backstab

everyone else, and they all appear to have taken leave of their senses.

**lily** Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:05 pm

Just another day in politics? Pcorneater

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:08 pm

This one is....different, Lily.

BBC Breaking NewsVerified account
‏@BBCBreaking
Lord Falconer, Shadow justice secretary, is 9th person to resign from Labour's front bench
http://bbc.in/264XBZu

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Nope, means nothing to me. Could someone I've heard of resign, please?

**lily** Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:33 pm

Oh......... Pcorneater

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:21 pm

Follow

Karl Turner MPVerified account
‏@KarlTurnerMP
With a very heavy heart I have notified Jeremy Corbyn that I have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet. Letter to follow.

I have absolutely NO idea who that is. But I expect he's awfully Important. Pcorneater

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:22 pm

Follow

Article 50 BanTheBBC
‏@BanTheBBC
We are witnessing the simultaneous destruction of the old Tory and Labour party order as the fallout from #Brexit continues...

GLORIOUS

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:46 pm

http://order-order.com/2016/06/26/labour-coup/

Good luck to anyone who can make sense of it.

**lily** Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:58 pm

I reckon it's that photo of him in that fur coat and the big car wot dun it.

**bb1** Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:18 pm

Oh yes.....

Anti-Corbyn coup fails - so far! Jeremy-Corbyn-on-Channel-4s-The-Last-Leg

He should have kept that look, tried to be a bit more authorative.

I gather that the Chilcott Report is being released shortly, and some are speculating that the Blairites have launched this chaos to distract from the possibility that there might be a bit of criticism of Tony. For little things like telling a pack of lies to take the country to war.

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