The purge begins...

kinger101

Ken Livingstone is suggesting deselecting candidates who don't follow the orders of the whip.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/25/mps-who-regularly-defy-labour-whip-should-face-reselection-says-livingstone

Bit rich considering his and Corbyn's record.

Off to the Gulag for the centre-left.

Of course what will really happen is that many of those deselected will stand as independent candidates. Which might be a shoe-in for the Tory in that seat.

.string.

Well one criteria for deselection could be those MPs who no longer stood by the manifesto on which people voted for the Labour Party.

Mistermeaner

What manifesto?

Generali

It has been suggested that any deselected candidates immediately step down causing a bye-election, presumably to test the popularity of Mr Corbyn and his white male advisers.

mrginge

Generali wrote: »

white male advisers.

What relevance do the sex and race of Mr Corbyn's advisers have to this matter?

Generali

mrginge wrote: »

What relevance do the sex and race of Mr Corbyn's advisers have to this matter?

I can't imagine that his apparent misogyny will help his popularity with women voters.

kinger101

.string. wrote: »

Well one criteria for deselection could be those MPs who no longer stood by the manifesto on which people voted for the Labour Party.

All the currently selected MPs were voted in under the 2015 manifesto. Which the people already rejected.

danothy

mrginge wrote: »

What relevance do the sex and race of Mr Corbyn's advisers have to this matter?

One would presume that if they were appointed on merit their demographic would reflect that of the society they are drawn from and represent, as there's no reason to think that white men are more capable than anyone else in that capacity.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

danothy wrote: »

One would presume that if they were appointed on merit their demographic would reflect that of the society they are drawn from and represent, as there's no reason to think that white men are more capable than anyone else in that capacity.

How many senior female Labour politicians are there who are willing to work with Corbyn? You can only recruit from those available.

Generali

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

How many senior female Labour politicians are there who are willing to work with Corbyn? You can only recruit from those available.

Every policy advisor that I've seen announced is a white man. Half the shadow cabinet is female yet every senior post went to a white man.

mrginge

Generali wrote: »

I can't imagine that his apparent misogyny will help his popularity with women voters.

Are any of his advisors disabled, or !!!!!exual? or Buddhist? or transgender?
I don't know.

One presumes that you've checked and found that their are, since you only played the sex and race cards.