Post by GBPost by The TodalWhether or not you two are conspiracy theorists looking for
antisemitism even where it doesn't exist, the plain fact of the matter
is that Chuka Umunna is a fervent anti-Corbyn politician whose aim is
to replace him as party leader. Having flounced out of the Labour
Party he now hopes to have a more prominent platform by being the
"spokesman" (not even leader) of an association of disgruntled MPs who
have left their respective parties for various reasons.
What I didn't understand is why the official reason for Corbyn leaving
the meeting is something as abstruse as "presently registered as a
company and not a political party"? Why not just say that Umunna has
broken away from the Labour Party and the two don't get on? It's what
everyone is assuming, so why feel the need to lie and cover up something
that's perfectly natural, if somewhat juvenile?
Personally, I'd have hoped a decent Labour leader would put the country
first and suppress his emotions.
Remind me - did Theresa May invite Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees Mogg and
Michael Gove to this summit meeting? If not, could it possibly have been
because they were potential leadership rivals for her job?
So why invite Chuka Umunna who represents nobody at all other than his
own constituents of course? Only because he wants Corbyn's job.
He is known to be opposed to Brexit. Why invite a motley collection of
disgruntled MPs who call themselves Independent, who haven't produced a
Brexit policy document and whose only common factor is a desire for a
Peoples Vote?
Post by GBPost by The TodalTo invite him to a meeting of party leaders without clearing this in
advance with the other party leaders is a provocative gesture.
Nonsense, surely? It's a meeting of all party leaders, so you'd expect
Umunna to be present unless told otherwise. If in doubt, I believe they
have telephones at Downing Street. Email, even.
Umunna doesn't lead a party. The Independent Group claims that it
doesn't want to elect a leader until December (by which time it probably
doesn't expect to exist any longer).
If you want to invite a "spokesman" for some special interest group or
other, there are more useful stakeholders to invite. Those involved in
the NHS, in business/industry, in border control.
Post by GBPost by The TodalIt proves that any consultation process organised by Theresa May is a
sham. She's just going through the motions, not expecting anything
useful to result.
Welcome to the conspiracy theorists club.
Ho ho.
You can't have a conspiracy between Theresa May and Theresa May, it
would require more people.