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town hall in north london where diane abbott's many supporters turned out in force. trying to hold a line, basically saying, "it is not up to me, it's up to the national executive committee," labour's powerful sort of decision making body of the party. keir starmer was trying to hold it all at arm's length saying it is nothing to do with me. and his deputy angela rayner popped up and said diane should be allowed to stand. then the leader of scottish labour anas sarwar popped up and said she should be allowed to stand. lo and behold, eventually on friday keir starmer said, ok, i haven't given if you are up to now but of course diane is free to stand. a big change in his position. so keir starmer risks looking like he took on a fight with the left and then wasn't strong enough to win it. he has also handed the tories and attack line saying, "look, he couldn't even stand up to diane abbott." he has resurfaced also the connections between himself and politicians like diane abbott who were closely associated with jeremy corbyn. there is a theory amongst some of his most a
town hall in north london where diane abbott's many supporters turned out in force. trying to hold a line, basically saying, "it is not up to me, it's up to the national executive committee," labour's powerful sort of decision making body of the party. keir starmer was trying to hold it all at arm's length saying it is nothing to do with me. and his deputy angela rayner popped up and said diane should be allowed to stand. then the leader of scottish labour anas sarwar popped up and...
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. >> well, i'm still up and outside hackney and hackney town hall and ngozi fulani and he's one of theme saying. but look, if you're going to, you know, stay up for politics, you're going to get assailed from various quarters, if any politician had 100% of the support from every person in the support from every person in the country, there'd be something seriously wrong, or they'd be putting some something in the water to be perfectly honest, keir starmer is big enough and strong enough. he can take care of that. but the reality is that there will be some labour voters who were attracted to what nigel is saying, because nigel farage, after all, up there with thatcher and blair as a truly influential politicians of the last 20, 30 years, and he does cut across . so it's not just bad cut across. so it's not just bad news for the tories. it could be bad news for labour. but believe you me, it's not half as bad for us as it will be for the tories. >> i mean, i am reading the latest news tonight and this literally came through to me whilst polly was delivering the headunes whilst polly was d
. >> well, i'm still up and outside hackney and hackney town hall and ngozi fulani and he's one of theme saying. but look, if you're going to, you know, stay up for politics, you're going to get assailed from various quarters, if any politician had 100% of the support from every person in the support from every person in the country, there'd be something seriously wrong, or they'd be putting some something in the water to be perfectly honest, keir starmer is big enough and strong enough....
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diane abbott, appearing outside hackney town hall saying that she would stand by whatever means necessaryay day. will she decide to stand now that sir keir starmer has finally said she's free? if she wants to or will? perhaps having made her point, having scored a victory if you like, and she decided not to stand, and likely then be given a peerage and put in the house of lords, we won't have very to long wait. but one other thing. it sounds like labour will make a number of people, piers, because they want to even up the numbers in the house of lords to help them get legislation through there. so far from abolishing the house of lords at the moment, it looks like they could be creating quite a few new peers . quite a few new peers. >> do you think we will get an answer to the whole diane abbott thing on tuesday? when you see me? i mean, the only thing i mean, basically keir starmer is in charge of that as well, isn't he? so he keeps himself saying it's up to them, but you are actually in charge of it, mate, so. >> well for a long time the line was it's an independent process. it's not up
diane abbott, appearing outside hackney town hall saying that she would stand by whatever means necessaryay day. will she decide to stand now that sir keir starmer has finally said she's free? if she wants to or will? perhaps having made her point, having scored a victory if you like, and she decided not to stand, and likely then be given a peerage and put in the house of lords, we won't have very to long wait. but one other thing. it sounds like labour will make a number of people, piers,...
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town hall.he's not going anywhere. there is a movement there that will put pressure on starmer, isn't there? yes. >> i mean, i think keir starmer is looking at the opposition. there's not going to be the decimated tory party. his opposition , the problems he's opposition, the problems he's going to have is with his own left wing. they're the ones and we're going to see this over every single. i mean, can you imagine over if he tries to do anything on nhs reform, on military service or giving more money to the military on all these things? there's going to be uproar. >> that's also how it should be. for example , i don't agree with for example, i don't agree with anything that the erg come up with. for example, they've been really extreme. i'm a remainer. they're like hardline brexiteers , but i also don't think that it would be good. for example, for rishi sunak to throw people from the erg. i think that it's important to have that democracy and that debate within a party. >> i think there are a
town hall.he's not going anywhere. there is a movement there that will put pressure on starmer, isn't there? yes. >> i mean, i think keir starmer is looking at the opposition. there's not going to be the decimated tory party. his opposition , the problems he's opposition, the problems he's going to have is with his own left wing. they're the ones and we're going to see this over every single. i mean, can you imagine over if he tries to do anything on nhs reform, on military service or...