Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[Cid]

Mirror says members can be registered supporters.

 

[Casually Red]

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?

In particular by Tom fucking Watson

 

[mauvais]

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

Yeah I know.

The Unite vote will be fun. An indication of their 2015 numbers here: Unite sign up over 50,000 members to vote in Labour leadership contest | LabourList

FWIW, over 220k bothered to vote for the Unite leader (although they won't all be politically affiliated) which if translated well would have been enough to elect Corbyn on their own.

 

[killer b]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

 

[brogdale]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda

Now that does sound rather open to challenge.

 

[Casually Red]

I think Corbyn is more than capable of handling Watson.

He may have just been handled .

" I tried to fix this and I couldn't " . Never a truer word etc

 

[butchersapron]

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.

I don't get it.

 

[Pickman's model]

JC will have lost some support of that number.

You're always knocking aren't you

 

[Casually Red]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

It's like they just can't help themselves . That'll be overturned for sure .

 

[Lord Camomile]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

Underhand as that is, why the fuck would you not stay until the end of the meeting knowing what underhand shits you're up against??

 

[sheothebudworths]

Mirror says members can be registered supporters.

Is that if they pay an extra £25 on top of membership?

 

[brogdale]

Underhand as that is, why the fuck would you not stay until the end of the meeting knowing what underhand shits you're up against??

Cos they'd read the agenda for the meeting?

 

[J Ed]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

This makes more sense now if the OTHER people who supported Corbyn in the previous decision left as well. What snakes.

 

[Pickman's model]

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

The truth doesn't matter to treelover

 

[sheothebudworths]

And the Guardian's

*shaking head smiley*

That's atrocious. Imagine getting up every morning knowing you're going to spend your day churning out shit like that.

 

[brogdale]

That's atrocious. Imagine getting up every morning knowing you're going to spend your day churning out shit like that.

It's a mission for these people.

 

[billy_bob]

That's atrocious. Imagine getting up every morning knowing you're going to spend your day churning out shit like that.

Worse. Imagine getting up looking forward to it.

 

[YouSir]

"Labour party members who have been in the party for less than six months will be barred from taking part in the forthcoming leadership election unless they pay £25.

A crunch meeting of the party's ruling body in London tonight decided leader Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be on the ballot for the contest.

But Labour members who have signed up after Tuesday, January 12 will not eligible to vote.

That means the claimed 100,000 new members the party claims they have attracted since the referendum will be excluded from the process.


But they can still take part in the vote if they're willing to stump up a £25 'registered supporter' fee.

But applications to be a registered supporter will only be open for two days.

Details of how to sign up as a registered supporter will be announced on Thursday."

Not sure if that's been shared already but there y'go.

 

[treelover]

You're always knocking aren't you

its a statement of fact, I read the comments on social media, etc, just bugger off.

 

[Cid]

Is that if they pay an extra £25 on top of membership?

Yes.

 

[ska invita]

considering people were told explicitly

 

[gosub]

Cos they'd read the agenda for the meeting?

AOB is AOB

 

[sheothebudworths]

Yes.

Wow

 

[neonwilderness]

Now that does sound rather open to challenge.

Particularly as they've been advertising the opposite for new members

 

[Pickman's model]

its a statement of fact, I read the comments on social media, etc, just bugger off.

Don't talk such farting piffle - read it on social media so it must be true - bugger yourself with a fish fork

 

[killer b]

They've proper pissed off all the people who joined to vote Corbyn out too (all three of them) - Robert Harris is spitting feathers.

 

[billy_bob]

some detail from Peston

Even by Labour's recent history of giving shambles a good name, today's meeting of the ruling NEC takes the biscuit.

Because at the end of the meeting, after a couple of pro-Corbyn members had left, and Corbyn himself had gone, a vote was taken on a motion not on the agenda, to exclude from the leadership vote anyone who joined the party in the past six months - including the 130,000 who signed up since Brexit.

Now whatever you think of Corbyn, this looks and smells like gerrymandering by his opponents.

The new members will definitely be revolting.

Part of me thinks this might be a blessing in disguise, and one of their biggest mistakes. Theres every chance he'll still walk it, and they won't have left themselves the 'ultra left entryists' excuse.

 

[killer b]

I don't think it'll stand tbh.

 

[billy_bob]

There's that too of course. Wont look great to lose that challenge either.

 

[ska invita]

Cos they'd read the agenda for the meeting?

Maybe couldve been brought up in AOB (any other business)