Hilary Benn Sacked From The Shadow Cabinet - wider political debate

[silent bob]

Whatcha saying abar the 81st lad?

Apart from they're a bunch of self absorbed, self important, overtly camp cockwombles absolutely nothing.

 

[Goat]

Apart from they're a bunch of self absorbed, self important, overtly camp cockwombles absolutely nothing.

Oh, for a minute I thought you were implying bad things.

 

[silent bob]

Oh, for a minute I thought you were implying bad things.

*note to self, must try harder.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Apart from they're a bunch of self absorbed, self important, overtly camp cockwombles absolutely nothing.

I fail to see the negative in this?

 

[Durham Toffee]

I don't even think the political ramifications for this country are in full swing yet...

A swing to populism has really shaken the established politik.

 

[bizzaro]

We can assume he's been a very naughty boy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36632539#"

BREAKINGNEWS

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Hilary Benn sacked from shadow cabinet

• 18 minutes ago

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The Labour leader is facing a no confidence vote over his "lacklustre" campaign for a remain vote.

Newspaper reports suggested Mr Benn had been encouraging shadow ministers to resign if Mr Corbyn ignored the motion of no confidence.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Mr Corbyn "worked himself to the ground" during the four-month campaign.

"Worked himself into the ground"

That's a lie.

He was laughing and joking yesterday.

 

[rascal]

Corbyn needs to be removed as leader, unfortunately.

Heidi Alexander quits the cabinet.

A clusterfuk is brewing.

 

[bizzaro]

"Worked himself into the ground"

That's a lie.

He was laughing and joking yesterday.

"Worked himself into the ground"

 

[Tubey]

About time.

The inevitable ousting of the useless Corbyn I mean.

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

Corbyn needs to be removed as leader, unfortunately.

Heidi Alexander quits the cabinet.

A clusterfuk is brewing.

For who though? Very few of the PLP are anywhere near what is required, especially after a leadership election that is likely to pit the PLP against the membership.

 

[tonyhorne]

It's about time that politicians learned that they are there to do as they are told not to be in charge.

If the party leader is elected then they should work with that person not immediately try to change things to suit themselves.

If they are told, for example in a referendum, what it is we (the majority) want them to do then they should get on with it, not start blubbing and resigning because it wasn't what they wanted.

We elect them to serve us not to rule over us..........

 

[rascal]

For who though? Very few of the PLP are anywhere near what is required, especially after a leadership election that is likely to pit the PLP against the membership.

We (members) need to give our head a wobble and realise that Corbyn has very little appeal to the electorate.

 

[Tubey]

It's about time that politicians learned that they are there to do as they are told not to be in charge.

If the party leader is elected then they should work with that person not immediately try to change things to suit themselves.

If they are told, for example in a referendum, what it is we (the majority) want them to do then they should get on with it, not start blubbing and resigning because it wasn't what they wanted.

We elect them to serve us not to rule over us..........

We elect them to serve us, not the party leader. If they feel the leader isn't serving us, they should speak out, otherwise there's no point having a General Election that elects regional politicians. We may as well have a dictatorship if politicians should "do as they're told" all the time.

If the leader cannot maintain loyalty, that's the fault of the leader - and not just in politics, that's the case in any job.

 

[The Mighty Quint]

Get him out, worst Labour leader in the history of the party, can't stand him.

 

[tonyhorne]

We elect them to serve us, not the party leader. If they feel the leader isn't serving us, they should speak out, otherwise there's no point having a General Election that elects regional politicians. We may as well have a dictatorship if politicians should "do as they're told" all the time.

If the leader cannot maintain loyalty, that's the fault of the leader - and not just in politics, that's the case in any job.

I know what you are saying but I disagree. The time to speak out was during the election of a leader. When the democratic process is complete you abide by it and do your best to make it work. Deliberately being disloyal to everyone you don't completely agree with is not on really. After all, if you are in Labour Party you surely must realise that sooner or later you are going to have to work with, and perhaps for, a socialist......