Labour Government 2024 - ? - Page 293

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109720

By Abernathy - Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:36 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:36 pm #109720

Yes . A majority of 112 voted against the referral to standards and privileges stunt.

Get. It. Right. Up. Ye.

"The opportunity to serve our country: that is all we ask.” John Smith, May 11, 1994.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109721

By The Weeping Angel - Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:47 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:47 pm #109721

Thanks, it's all up in the air at the moment, but it is stressing me out. My worst fear is that I end up where I was 10 years ago, with no job.

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Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109722

By Boiler - Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:00 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:00 pm #109722

Sorry to read that TWA, I remember going through the very same anguish some thirty years ago.

Here's wishing you good fortune.

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Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109723

By The Weeping Angel - Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:03 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:03 pm #109723

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:16 pm Oh Christ. Sorry to hear this.

Yeah, we received the news yesterday.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109724

By Boiler - Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:07 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:07 pm #109724

Any surprises here?

Screenshot 2026-04-28 at 22-03-47 Privilege - Commons' votes in Parliament - UK Parliament.jpg (104.48 KiB) Viewed 201 times

Full results: https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/commons/division/2347

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109728

By Malcolm Armsteen - Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:43 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:43 pm #109728

I hope the whips have got their pictures on the dartboard.

Memento Mori, Caesar.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109730

By davidjay - Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:59 pm

- Tue Apr 28, 2026 11:59 pm #109730

Best of luck TWA. I've been there and I hope everything works out for you.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109737

By soulboy - Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:23 am

- Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:23 am #109737

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 9:34 pm According to The Guardian Starmer has seen off a 'major rebellion'.

15 Labour MPs voted against the whip...

15 out of 403...

According to the BBC News last night, he "swerved" defeat.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109738

By Youngian - Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:46 am

- Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:46 am #109738

I learn today that the UAE has left OPEC, from an FT podcast (Unhedged with proper reporter Katie Martin). But hey Madelson, Starmer that's the only story the media big beasts need to tackle.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109740

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Apr 29, 2026 8:49 am

- Wed Apr 29, 2026 8:49 am #109740

I interacted with Katie Martin on one of my brief Bluesky forays. She was very informative and nice. Like Bluesky used to be.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109741

By Tubby Isaacs - Wed Apr 29, 2026 8:55 am

- Wed Apr 29, 2026 8:55 am #109741

“Questions that won’t go away”, per The Guardian. They got that right.

Perhaps they could do “questions that we never ask” as well. Questions like How many times have The Greens spent the Wealth Tax money? I see that it’s paying for energy subsidies as well now.

Re: Labour Government 2024 - ?#109742

By Boiler - Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:30 am

- Wed Apr 29, 2026 9:30 am #109742

Okay, I'm getting bored with Burnham and the Manc Mafia now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgpjygx409o

Kudos to this fellow for saying "not me".