Leigh

[neilm]

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

[LDCaerdydd]

So the ever growing list of Labour by election defences continues.

This will be 6/6 in this Parliament
14/21 in the last parliament
8/14 between 2005-2010
6/6 between 2001-2005

[Pete Whitehead]

I always thought Paul Mason was a Geordie

[finsobruce]

Aug 9, 2016 10:54:45 GMT neilm said:

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

Did you manage to persuade Armchair to come back to the Forum at the same time?

[finsobruce]

Aug 9, 2016 10:35:09 GMT @pjones said:

Results at last election


Labour  (Andy Burnham) 24,312 53.9%
Conservative (Louisa Townson) 10,216 22.6%
UKIP (Les Legget) 8,903 19.7%
Liberal Democrats (Bill Winlow) 1,150 2.5%
TUSC Stephen Hall 542 1.2%

I'm loving the name of the UKIP candidate.

A shame he never went into partnership with Sue, Grabbit and Run.

[peterl]

What I would love to see is someone from any party campaigning here on an anti city devolution agenda. The issue has not had nearly enough debate and it really needs bringing far more into the spotlight.

[krollo]

Greater Manchester by election bingo:



A moderate Labour candidate is selected

John Bickley is selected

The latter is mercilessly ramped far more than is in any way reasonable

UKIP losing with bad face

Farage ranting about postal votes

Corbynistas ramping inevitable GE success

Miscellaneous racism

Lib Dems lose their deposit

[Merseymike]

Aug 9, 2016 10:54:45 GMT neilm said:

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

[Harry Hayfield]

Aug 9, 2016 10:28:40 GMT @pjones said:

Have been chosen the official candidate Andy Burnham is to stand down from parliament to run for Mayor of Greater Manchester

Do you mean straight away (and not until after the election)? If so, what does that say about democracy in Greater Manchester when the Labour candidate is so convinced he is going to get in he thinks "I don't need to bother with Westminster anymore!"

[Dan]

Aug 9, 2016 13:51:43 GMT peterl said:

What I would love to see is someone from any party campaigning here on an anti city devolution agenda. The issue has not had nearly enough debate and it really needs bringing far more into the spotlight.

Won't that be the Ukip candidate?

[peterl]

One would hope.

[john07]

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

Aug 9, 2016 10:54:45 GMT neilm said:

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

Says the person who celebrated when Jim Murphy lost his seat.

Kettle, pot and black situation.

[neilm]

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

Aug 9, 2016 10:54:45 GMT neilm said:

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

I think she's rather looking forward to a time when she can say that about Momentum supporters.

[Jack]

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

Aug 9, 2016 10:54:45 GMT neilm said:

'I'm hoping we lose with a Corbyn supporting Trot candidate, frankly.'

Exact words just sent to me.

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

Can't have any of those electable centrist traitors in the party!

[politicalmatrix]

Aug 9, 2016 14:45:44 GMT krollo said:

Greater Manchester by election bingo:





John Bickley is selected

I doubt the perennial loser will be picked again. 

[Merseymike]

Aug 9, 2016 15:16:51 GMT john07 said:

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

Says the person who celebrated when Jim Murphy lost his seat.

Kettle, pot and black situation.

Jim Murphy....ah yes. Bet he was happy when his attempts to block Rhea Wolfson from the NEC fell flat.

[finsobruce]

Aug 9, 2016 15:41:04 GMT neilm said:

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

I think she's rather looking forward to a time when she can say that about Momentum supporters.

Quite a lot of them are in other parties. It's just that they are now in the Labour party as well.

[No Offence Alan]

Aug 9, 2016 15:44:48 GMT Jack said:

Aug 9, 2016 15:01:06 GMT Merseymike said:

The sort of person who wrote this needs to recognise that they need to look for another party

Can't have any of those electable centrist traitors in the party!

Except they aren't electable.

[Sibboleth]

Must this shit spill over into every single thread? Christ.

[Sibboleth]

And Leigh CLP, whenever the by-election is, will doubtless pick either a local or a locally favoured candidate of whatever faction because that's what CLPs in this sort of area do when given the option. And that is no bad thing.