Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Aha, step one in the Burnham Ascendancy:

A sitting MP offers to stand-down to allow Andy Burnham to contest the (safe) seat & get into Parliament.... [tick]

(Clive Lewis in the MP in question who has offered to give up his seat).

Leading to step two: Newly elected MP challenges Keir Starmer for leadership of the Party.... well, first step one needs to be completed of course!

#politics #LabourParty

h/t FT

Nov 19 at 6:17pmWeb
Show threadDr Susi ArnottNov 19
@ChrisMayLA6 Had been missing @labourlewis here on Mastodon... don't want him to stand down... on the other hand he might feel more at home with @thegreenparty
Show threadNae King! Nae quin! Nae Laird!Nov 19
@ChrisMayLA6 I don't know (and not looking) what Clive Lewis's majority is, but if I was AB I wouldn't give up the day job!
Show threadClaire McNabNov 19

@ChrisMayLA6 I think this scenario is v unlikely.

1/ local projections of national polls make #NorwichSouth a neck-and-neck Labour/Green marginal. V risky for any Lab candidate.

2/ #AndyBurnham would be rejected by NEC as Lab candidate unless he swore loyalty to #Starmer, but that would sink Burnham.

3/ voters hate being taken for granted, and a stitchup like thus would face some local fury.

So I think this is a non-starter in that seat. But #CliveLewis is smart. What is he playing at?

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@2legged @ChrisMayLA6
he's shit stiring. Either just to keep the conversation about getting rid of Kier topical, or maybe to try and provoke someoneto nominate a real candidate, or maybe to feel out how much support he might get.
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayNov 19

@2legged

Someone suggested here that he's on his way to the Greens....

Show threadClaire McNabNov 19
@ChrisMayLA6 That's what I thought before this offer, and what my green friends hoped. But this stunt would not help his credibility for any switch.
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@ChrisMayLA6
I'd rather Clive Lewis ran for party leader himself.