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naomi24 | 10:51 Thu 24th Jan 2019 | News
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Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Diane Abbot to Labour’s National Executive Committee but two senior members of the Shadow Cabinet told PoliticsHome they were not told of the decision.

//The behind-closed-doors move infuriated backbenchers. One Labour source told the Politcs Home website: “This exposes the sham of Labour party democracy.
“If Jeremy cannot consult the Shadow Cabinet about using their constitutional powers, what chance have the membership got in being listened to on Brexit?”

According to Labour’s rule book the NEC must include “three frontbench Members of Parliament, at least one of whom must be a woman, nominated by the Cabinet (or Shadow Cabinet in opposition)”//

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8266880/corbyn-slammed-diane-abbot-executive-role/
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are you asking any actual questions today or just clipping bits out of newspapers?
How to make a load of torys laugh.. Make a unfunny joke. ^
Corbyn is not, never has been, and never will be a Parliamentarian.

He is a professional agitator promoted far above his abilities by a botched party election system, and Labour must ditch him if they ever want to mount a serious campaign for election.
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jno, //are you asking any actual questions today or just clipping bits out of newspapers? //

I haven't decided yet whether I'll ask any questions today. That will depend upon what surfaces in the news or elsewhere so keep your eyes peeled. However, since one or two have been complaining lately about the lack of interest the AnswerBank is generating, currently I'm simply attempting to encourage discussion to help alleviate that, so thank you for contributing to this thread. I trust that answers your question.
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//Labour must ditch him if they ever want to mount a serious campaign for election. //

I've no doubt many on the Labour benches despair at his leadership. I'm wondering if Yvette Cooper has her sights set on the job?
Naomi i think any information or news on corbyn right now is moot moot.

He is not in political power. He is simply a supporting actor with no power, say or huge influence on our government.

What relevance does labour have right now?
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You need to think about that question, spath.
Only because someone CBA to answer it. Or maybe can't???
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Maybe you're suffering from a bit of both, spath ... but do try. Go on - give it a go.
I wouldn't have ask'd if i wanted to figure it out myself
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Okay, spath. I'll give you a little clue. Try thinking about the word 'opposition' - and then think about the role Labour played in last week's Brexit vote.
I'm jolly sure YC has her heart set on the job.
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Ladybirder, so am I. Can't stand the woman.
Nor me BUT ... good speaker, quite savvy ... Should we be worried? Blairite?
AH has pretty much summed it up.

Had to smile at COB and "democracy" being used in the same sentence. He is a Marxist through and through so why would he be democratic?
spath - // He is simply a supporting actor with no power, say or huge influence on our government. //

He is a supporting actor, he is acting the part of a parliamentarian - but his party is the Party of Opposition, so by default, he does have considerable influence on the government.

That is not conditioned by his need to know how to use it effectively, more's the pity.
It's quite an achievement to look as clueless as the government with the current Brexit shambles going on, but Corbyn's managing to pull it off.

We need a credible opposition in place.
ludwig - I quite agree.

It's times like this when the Opposition should be holding the government to account and incisively pointing out its errors, and the Opposition's plans to do better when they are elected.

These are the times when votors seriously look at the government, and the alternatives, except today, there aren't any!
Good Governments are often made by good oppositions and visa versa.

We are in the later at the moment. 650 useless ***.

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