Charlie StrossPrediction: Once out of office Starmer will inexplicably develop a spine of iron—and rigidly oppose any attempt to walk Labour back from his administration's commitment to xenophobia and transphobia.
Ben Evans@cstross Counterpoint: Chiltern Hundreds and private practice & lobbying by Xmas, provided Lab can find a candidate who won't get their arse handed to them in a sack by Polanski in a by-election.
Claire McNab@kittylyst It is v hard to imagine #ZackPolanski losing that by-election unless he is smeared to hell.
So I think that a carpet-bombimg of smears against #Polanski will be the forewarning of #Starmer's resignation of his Commons seat.
By the time Starmer takes the #ChilternHundreds, the people of Holborn and St Pancras will believe that Polanski has installed Hamas hit squads in their bedrooms.