[Closed] So, who's going to be the new Labour leader?

the rightwing press saying a lot of very nasty things about him and his family

Horrible wasn't it

I'm all at a loss now, first I thought Dan Jarvis, then he dropped out, then I was convinced it'd be Chuka, now he's dropped out. I think I'm backing Liz Kendall from now on (Until she drops out).

They'll end up with Yyvette Cooper, and then the bottom will really fall out of Labour's remaining middle-england support.

drugs? not been a problem for osborne

Seeing as he apparently loves jungle there may be pictures of him off his tits at raves etc? But as you say hasn't been a problem for Osbourne and I think Cameron has been coy about it too.

Shame though, I was looking forward to the inevitable UKIP jokes about his name.

😀

then the bottom will really fall out of Labour's remaining middle-england support

F*** middle england

Fingers crossed for Liz Kendall. I snogged her at a party in about 1988 and she was nice.

Not Chuka.

Why the change of heart, I wonder.

Internal politics. I bet he was told if you stand against X you'll get no support from us. X being who I wonder.

You know I think they missed a trick there to get them back in.

F*** middle england

No thanks, I'm a bit picky.

Kier Starmer could be a very, very good move!

I think Chuka has his eyes set on the London Mayor job - should be an interesting contest between him and Kahn!

I think Chuka has his eyes set on the London Mayor job - should be an interesting contest between him and Kahn!

Headline writers hoping for that as well!

Keir Starmer? Blimey. This'd be interesting.

However this being Labour theyll go with someone watered down.

Abit like a automotive etc concept car and then the mass euro box that is design by committee approved

F*** middle england

Yvette cooper odds have just come in from 5/1 to 2/1 at paddy power 😀

ninfan - Member
Blair was the beginning of the end for Labour in Scotland.
Really?

'87 - 50 seats
'92 - 49
'97 - 56
'01 - 56
'05 - 41
'10 - 41

tbh that doesn't tell the whole picture, in the 00s Scotland was still in the throws of must vote labour to keep the tories out, so the results are skewed there. it wasn't until recently that the SNP have been viewed as a Westminister alternative(not even until post referendum).

So ultimately it's a new dynamic. That it change so quickly, shows you that people have been disguntled with labour for a long time in Scotland.

btw the fact that a tory government got in regardless, I reckon will ensure Labour claws back some seats next time too, regardless of what they do. the fear of a Tory government is that strong.

Andy Burnham will be the next leader of the Labour Party.

He just needs to flutter those big beautiful eyelashes.

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Stoner's on a Roll! (seemingly!)

Andy Burnham will be the next leader of the Labour Party.

11/10 at Ladbrokes.

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Hora, you're right, they'll water it down, very little chance of them doing anything bold.

But, like you say, Kier Starmer would be bloody interesting as a leader!

Do you know what Stoner I had never noticed the resemblance before.

You can imagine the effect he'll have on Labour voters

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Chuka has thrown in the towel.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32748106

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Headline writers hoping for that as well!

😆

I think Chuka has his eyes set on the London Mayor job - should be an interesting contest between him and Kahn!

Headline writers hoping for that as well!

Chuka? Chuka? Chuka/Khan everybody, everybody Chuka/Khan.

I feel it too. Got that in my head now.

Chuka has thrown in the towel.

Press following his mum is obnoxious. Not sure he could be Labour party leader, not Northern working class enough.

London Mayor would be a good shout for him.

Just shows what scum the press can be. Waiting outside his relatives houses at night? WTF

jambalaya - Member

Not sure he could be Labour party leader, not Northern working class enough.

Ah yes, a vital requirement to be Labour leader.

Not sure he could be Labour party leader, not Northern working class enough.

Yeah... we're snowed under with working class northerners in the present labour party. Can't move for 'em. Theres Andy Burnham and then ..... erm..... Tristram Hunt?

Press following his mum is obnoxious.

rupert murdoch put a lot of effort into getting cameron a majority, he'll be damned if hes gonna let labour elect a potential winner

Binners aye and of course Bliar was working class from a Poly who went to live in a council house after the election..

I'm sure Chuka Ummuna would have made the perfect Labour leader for Rupert Murdoch. I have no doubt that the man who dismisses ordinary people as "trash" shares Peter Mandelson's sentiments that Labour is “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich”.

In fact imo it's very likely that he would have instructed the Sun to ditch the Conservatives and back Labour had Ummuna become leader.

I suggest we have a Baron as Labour Leader ... Baron Tristram Hunt that is. My backup choice.

Baron Hunt!
Baron Hunt!
Baron Hunt!
Bow to me you lot peasant class!
Bow to me as I am your Baron and your master!

(saw him on Question Time last night ... yeahhhh! He is the one to lead Labour)

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so Kier Starmer then?

kimbers - Member
so Kier Starmer then?

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I've read some stuff by Kier Starmer that sounded intelligent and reasonable - not sure where he stands politically in general.

Not sure he could be Labour party leader, not Northern working class enough.

You really do talk some hilarious nonsense!

Former DPP, the CPS is so highly regarded for its recent work, that will be a success.

What do you mean by that mefty?

Apparantly it takes a great deal of courage to stand for the leadership and it also takes a great deal of courage to stand down from the leadership (e cooper)

Clearly a very courageous guy then! 😕

You really do talk some hilarious nonsense!

What do you mean by that mefty?

Over the next five years a number of issues such as paedophile enquires, questions about press prosecutions and the unknown unknowns will crop up which will lead to mud slinging towards the CPS. As a former head of it, some of that mud will stick to Starmer, whether fairly or unfairly, plus he is another North London metro elite guy.

Burnham is my MP. See him in Sainsbury's every now and again.

Didn't Binners go to school with him?

Burnham is my MP. See him in Sainsbury's every now and again.

Posh git.

He should occasionally pop into Tesco, or dare I say it Aldi, to see how the other half live.

Seen Andy Burnham at Goodison a couple of times - top balcony, so a student of the game. He's also from planet earth, which is a plus in my book. No evidence that the electorate at large feels this way, mind - limited appetite for an earthling in #10 going by recent history.

Burnham can piss off, I can not be arsed listening to 5 years of arguments about immigration.

"Freedom of movement, but not freedom to claim"

Guess the party time!?!

Harriet has a brilliant idea:

As well as Labour Party members and affiliated supporters like union members, people who pay £3 to become a "registered supporter" can also vote in the contest to replace Mr Miliband.

Now, guys, if I give you each £3 you can all vote for Yvette and I can make a killing on my bet, right? OR failing that I'll settle for you voting for Diane Abbott, because I would laugh myself to an early grave.

It's not just Harriet's brilliant idea, it's a Labour Party rule.

An absurd and ridiculous rule introduced by right-wingers so that even David Cameron, if he pays his 3 quid, can rubber-stamp one of the candidates specially selected by MPs to exclude anyone with vaguely left-wing views.

Jim Murphy wants the same process to apply when selecting the Scottish Labour Party leader, surprise surprise.