Thanks to Katy Clark MP, Kate Hoey MP and Tom Harris MP for adding their voices to the increasing uproar from the Labour grassroots at the prospect of a leadership contest with MPs vetoing everyone but the likely winners. Bit like a Grand National with only the hot favourite runners and riders being allowed at Aintree.What happened in 2007 was ultimately a disaster for Labour and for Gordon Brown. We simply cannot allow Westminster to tell us who we have a right to vote for.Or not.
I don't question the likelihood of one of the Milibands taking the top prize. But why can't Andy Burnham, John McDonnell and Dianne Abbott take their place at the hustings and let us at least rest safe afterwards knowing our views were represented
The rule-book has been torn up over the nominations period so now let's fight to have a leadership contest we can all participate in . Like Peter Kenyon, I urge CLPs and Party members to lobby the NEC. Now
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Hi Susan,
chill.
Dave Draycott
The rule book is not being torn up - the NEC are allowed to set the process for the election. If anything the NEC are being more generous than in the past - in 1994 nominations were opened on the 10 June, the day after the Euro elctions and closed on the 16 June. All I can conclude from this is that John McDonnell is unable to use his leadership skills to persuade an eighth of Labour MPs to niminate him as leader. If he fails in such a task I somehow doubt that he would have the requisite skills to convince the country as a whole to vote Labour. Is that really an unreasonable assumption in all honesty??
The honest truth is you don't like the rules - you are free to try and convince others to change them if you wish.
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