Btw Darth Thor
Jeremy Corbyn is still a member of the Labour party and the Labour Constituency Office of North Islington are backing him for reselection.
Yes he's had the whip removed from him since 2020 but the Labour Office of his constituency don't care. As some one pointed out. Even Boris Johnson decided to buy a home and raise his young family in Jeremy Corbyn's constituency.
He's one of those rare representatives who grew up in the area he represents and has lived there all his life and knows every thing his people need. And goes to see them in their cafes, in their small businesses, walks every where in his constituency (he doesn't drive) so speaks with every one. That is so rare. And that is why he has been elected for over 40 years in a row.
Labour have been talking of parachuting candidates who know absolutely nothing about the local people and their needs.
How did that work out in the last election? People who voted Labour refused to vote for them for just one time.
If people in Wakefield can refuse to vote for Labour when they've voted Labour all their Life they can do the same in Islington.
Every one knows even if JC stood as an independent he'd be working with Labour anyway... I mean he's an independent right now independently working in Labours Constituency Office. (Independent in Name Only).
How exactly can a person be a Card Carrying Labour party member and an Indepenent Parliament Rep at the same time?
I guess Starmer can have his pretend win. Having the whip or not having it doesn't change the fact JC wouldn't be in Starmer's cabinet anyway.
I can't imagine the unions not having some thing to say about JC being reselected.
It actually isn't neccessary for JC to be referred to as a Labour MP when in Parliament for The Uniions to have him bring forward motions, etc. The speaker Lindsay Hoyle and JC are on good terms and have been on good terms for decades. If he has some thing major. The speaker who JC always had time for when he led Labour will give him time.
I wouldn't be too beat up about JC not officially named as a Labour rep.
It would be hilarious if JC got an even bigger majority in his constituency if he stood as an independent.
This is very likely to happen as People who vote the opposittion candidates to Labour in the area would see him as the most likely to lower the vote for labour and get labour out. And of course people who have grown old and who grew up under his watch and really appreciate him would continue to vote for him as would the people who vote for him as they recognise he is probably the best consituency mp in England.