Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[Santino]

I wish i ssais THQFST

Nurse, he's out of bed again!

 

[ska invita]

This tickled me: "I think Angela Eagle should now go to Peter Mandelson at his Palace and tender her resignation immediately"

 

[J Ed]

Oh to be a fly on the wall in Dan Hodges house

 

[butchersapron]

Nurse, he's out of bed again!

Jealous. I thought you had them points in the bag?

 

[J Ed]

Does the rule change apply to affiliated members? If you're a member of a trade union and have been for 6+ months you are still eligible I assume?

 

[treelover]

Labour Party elections and Unite Community members

Doesn't look like Unite Community members can vote unless they are already affiliated.

 

[Cid]

Pre-September stories about corbyn membership now please

Membership at 'August 2015'; 270k (direct link to PDF, may not work - www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn05125.pdf), around 325,000 at 13 Sept but with 15,000 signing up in the 'last 24 hours'. So maybe in the region of 300,000. It was around 190k for Miliband's period as leader (also in PDF).

 

[timeforanother]

There was a surge after he got voted in too. I was one of those rejoiners.

 

[treelover]

JC will have lost some support of that number.

 

[Santino]

Jealous. I thought you had them points in the bag?

I've asked the MCC to declare Trescothick's runs null and void.

 

[butchersapron]

Membership at 'August 2015'; 270k (direct link to PDF, may not work - www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn05125.pdf), around 325,000 at 13 Sept but with 15,000 signing up in the 'last 24 hours'. So maybe in the region of 300,000. It was around 190k for Miliband's period as leader (also in PDF).

Ta

 

[sheothebudworths]

Doesn't effect corbyn. His vote is still there. It's game over.

If they're trying to put the original 3 quidders off shelling out another £25 (and fuck sake, the members will have paid out £24 over the last six months - and is that why they chose £25 - without the obvious tactic of dismissing the votes of anyone who can't fucking afford the new, made up supporters fee now ) and where there's been *some* talk of polls showing a number of his original membership voters being horrified by Corbyn splitting the party etc - although I'd imagine there'd be a swing back the other way, too? Errrm - question was - what was the actual % membership vote for him the first time around? And the supporters?
And are the union affiliated voters unaffected?

 

[squirrelp]

JC will have lost some support of that number.

They'll come around I think.

 

[Casually Red]

This tickled me: "I think Angela Eagle should now go to Peter Mandelson at his Palace and tender her resignation immediately"

He'd press a button on the floor and shed be in a tank of piranhas in no time.
Which would be ironic after what she's put Corbyn through .

 

[brogdale]

Telegraph is on this...

 

[oryx]

Looking even worse for Angela now...

Eagle tries to carry off Australian boy - BBC News

 

[butchersapron]

I've asked the MCC to declare Trescothick's runs null and void.

I shall be down there tmw. Wankers phrase...but anyone's game.

 

[nino_savatte]

Telegraph is on this...

I think Corbyn is more than capable of handling Watson.

 

[mauvais]

Labour Party elections and Unite Community members

Doesn't look like Unite Community members can vote unless they are already affiliated.

That's from a year ago and doesn't tell you anything about now, does it? It's also only about unwaged members.

 

[butchersapron]

If they're trying to put the original 3 quidders off shelling out another £25 (and fuck sake, the members will have paid out £24 over the last six months - and is that why they chose £25 - without the obvious tactic of dismissing the votes of anyone who can't fucking afford the new, made up supporters fee now ) and where there's been *some* talk of polls showing a number of his original membership voters being horrified by Corbyn splitting the party etc - although I'd imagine there'd be a swing back the other way, too? Errrm - question was - what was the actual % membership vote for him the first time around? And the supporters?
And are the union affiliated voters unaffected?

This is the last battleground. Losing this one was fatal. Maybe.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Until I read it today on here, I wasn't aware of the story in Private Eye of how Angela Eagle was parachuted into her constituency in the first place. I think we should be told. That wasn't democratic. How many others of the Blairite Tendency were foisted on their electorate by the party?

 

[Fez909]

Telegraph is on this...

And the Guardian's

In a crunch meeting at Labour’s Westminster headquarters that began at 2pm on Tuesday and continued into the evening, NEC members, including Corbyn himself, voted 18-14 in a secret ballot that he could bypass the rule that forces candidates to show they have the backing of 20% of the party’s MPs and MEPs.

*shaking head smiley*

 

[chilango]

Are there any other political parties who have wanted to dissuade new members from joining so much ?

I dunno maybe they should only give prospective members full status if they pass an exam or something...

 

[rubbershoes]

Corbyn's got this sewn up now.

So we'll have the Tories in power till 2025 at least

 

[Santino]

I shall be down there tmw. Wankers phrase...but anyone's game.

First session is crucial...

 

[treelover]

That's from a year ago and doesn't tell you anything about now, does it? It's also only about unwaged members.

All Unite Community are technically unwaged otherwise they would be in Unite.

 

[Raheem]

This is great news.

Anyway, must dash. A mysterious stranger wearing a false beard over his beard came round this morning and gave me a bundle of notes to hold 17 dogs and a child hostage until tomorrow. The co-op's about to close and I'm nearly out of Winalot.

 

[1%er]

And who'd even bring it ? The NEC against themselves and their own decision ? A trade union ? Eagle ?

The decision doesn't exclude anyone from the race , doesn't impinge even remotely on anyone's right to run for leadership . Places no hurdles in front of anyone . Who's going to waste a fortune on what'll most likely be a failure ? And on something that could drag on and on and during all that time will still leave Corbyn as the incumbent . Can't see it myself.

Think a split could be much more likely .

I'd guess any legal challenge would be about the "interpretation of the rules", according the radio news the NEC had legal opinions that Corbyn would need 20% of the PLP to nominate him, Corbyn had legal opinions saying he didn't. So there is a dispute

As to who could bring a case, that would be anyone who believes they have been affected by or disagrees with the interpretation of the decision, but a court could rule them out.

 

[gawkrodger]

I assume there'll be a legal challenge re: the changes to new members/voting

 

[brogdale]

I assume there'll be a legal challenge re: the changes to new members/voting

Momentum have (apparently) already said as much...just 30 mins after saying that the decision of the NEC should be respected by all!