[Tubby Isaacs]

Palestine Action ban will be overturned, group’s co-founder vows
Speaking after appeal court ruled ban lawful, Huda Ammori says fight will be won in the courts or ‘on the streets’

Yeah, that'll help. Tell everyone that you've no intention of obeying the law if you don't like it. Judges love that sort of thing.

[Boiler]

Streeting can get in the bin.

[Oboogie]

I see Streeting's back on to "set out a timetable to step down". You want to challenge the leader, challenge him. Otherwise, shut up.

He claims he's got the numbers but the polls currently indicate Starmer would beat him, let alone Burnham. Streeting may think, if Burnham doesn't win on Thursday, he will move up to pole position as challenger. If Burnham does lose (and it looks unlikely) Friday becomes the day Streeting needs to put up or shut up.

[mattomac]

Problem for any of these is if say Starmer stood down and caused a leadership election the members will probably go for someone who hasn’t remained more loyal.

I won’t be voting for Streeting, Burnham or Carnes frankly. People who only seem to have issues once they left.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I can't work out why these people are rushing in to cop the economic fall out from Iran. Streeting has one good idea about capital gains tax, which might help, but would doubtless give a load away as well. What do Carns or Burnham think they can pull out?

[Tubby Isaacs]

I'm astonished. The UK-EU summit which was possibly going to be postponed because Starmer was being a bonehead over visas is... not postponed.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ ... -relations

[Crabcakes]

I see Streeting's back on to "set out a timetable to step down". You want to challenge the leader, challenge him. Otherwise, shut up.

Nothing says popularity like asking your opponent to please surrender in advance because all the information suggests they’re in a far stronger position than you.

[Boiler]

Streeting is a liquid paraffin-coated shit. He can FOAD as far as I am concerned - he'd lose to Starmer anyway. The only person he's popular with lives in his head.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Nothing says popularity like asking your opponent to please surrender in advance because all the information suggests they’re in a far stronger position than you.

Yep.

I see the guy who wants closer working with the EU is now saying he’ll undermine Starmer’s position in advance of the summit.

[Crabcakes]

Streeting is a liquid paraffin-coated shit. He can FOAD as far as I am concerned - he'd lose to Starmer anyway. The only person he's popular with lives in his head.

To be fair, he has done quite well for himself given he’s clearly a shop mannequin come to life.

[Boiler]

Streeting is a liquid paraffin-coated shit. He can FOAD as far as I am concerned - he'd lose to Starmer anyway. The only person he's popular with lives in his head.

To be fair, he has done quite well for himself given he’s clearly a shop mannequin come to life.

Shit! You mean... he's a fucking Auton*?!

*TWA will get that reference

[Tubby Isaacs]

Another sighting of Rachael Maskell. Can’t even wait for the votes to be cast in Makerfield before opening her gob. Burnham should challenge Starmer really quickly, she says.

Backbenchers weren’t always like this, were they? Convinced that the public put them there for their own brilliance, rather than because they want their party to get on with governing.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Burnham himself would be well advised to take a senior role in the Government before blundering in. Cabinet Office would give him a good overview. Alas I feel he’ll listen too much to Rachael Maskell and the like. Who will of course turn on him when he can’t pull extra money out of his arse for what they want.

[Oboogie]

I think he'd be foolish to rush into a leadership challenge, about a year before the next GE would be optimal. Burnham's been out of Westminster for nine years, it'll take him time to adjust to being an MP again. I that a cabinet post would be beneficial for him, but that's up to Starmer of course.

[Abernathy]

Trouble is, if Burnham doesn’t immediately kick-off a challenge, then that weasel Streeting will. I’d not be surprised if Streeting challenges, then Burnham enters the race, and then Streeting then withdraws in favour of Burnham.