15-05-2015, 10:53
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
Chuka Umunna withdraws Labour leader bid
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Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has withdrawn from the Labour party leadership contest, he has announced.
Mr Umunna, 36, had been the second candidate to declare his intention to stand, via a post on his Facebook page.
But he said in a statement that he was not comfortable with the level of pressure that came with being a leadership candidate.
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Hmm. Level of scrutiny rather than pressure I suspect.
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15-05-2015, 11:22
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
A Labour source says Chuka Umunna withdrew from leadership bid because of an article in a Sunday paper, & it's "bad".
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15-05-2015, 11:26
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Spending your summers in a £1m villa in Ibiza called "The WhiteHouse" 
Maybe he thinks he's Labours Obama?
Katie Hopkins in my red-top is tipping Tristram Hunt:
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15-05-2015, 11:33
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
Another one of those 'in touch with ordinary folk' Labour people bites the dust. Quelle surprise!... 
When are they going to wake up and realise that spending their lives rubbishing 'Tory toffs' whilst secretly doing their very best to emulate them no longer fools anyone other than those with rose tinted glasses and selective memories?...
After a quick search I just found these:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-election.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Wikipedia.html
No hint of what 'revelations' might be coming but the latter made me think of Grant Shapps for some reason... 
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15-05-2015, 12:07
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Katie Hopkins in my red-top is tipping Tristram Hunt:
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Support fom Katie Hopkins? That's the kiss of death for his political career then!
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15-05-2015, 13:02
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Originally Posted by Osem
Another one of those 'in touch with ordinary folk' Labour people bites the dust. Quelle surprise!...
When are they going to wake up and realise that spending their lives rubbishing 'Tory toffs' whilst secretly doing their very best to emulate them no longer fools anyone other than those with rose tinted glasses and selective memories?...
After a quick search I just found these:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-election.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Wikipedia.html
No hint of what 'revelations' might be coming but the latter made me think of Grant Shapps for some reason... |
"After a quick search (of the Daily Mail) I just found these" 
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15-05-2015, 13:33
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Spending your summers in a £1m villa in Ibiza called "The WhiteHouse"
Maybe he thinks he's Labours Obama?
Katie Hopkins in my red-top is tipping Tristram Hunt: |
tbf, that was one of the down-sides of the Conservatives winning the election - she said she would leave the UK if Labour won.....
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15-05-2015, 13:44
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
Every time she opens her mouth she puts her foot in it..
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15-05-2015, 13:58
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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"After a quick search (of the Daily Mail) I just found these" |
Nope - I found them after a quick Google search I found a number of references including those above. The likes of the BBC don't mention the 'revelations' being alluded to so no point quoting them. Also, bear in mind I don't have access to several online newspapers which have paywalls so my choice of sources is somewhat limited now. Pity but maybe that's why the Mail does so well online. 
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tbf, that was one of the down-sides of the Conservatives winning the election - she said she would leave the UK if Labour won.....
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Maybe we can still persuade her to do us all a favour...
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Every time she opens her mouth she puts her foot in it..
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It sure is big enough...
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15-05-2015, 15:13
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Originally Posted by Osem
Another one of those 'in touch with ordinary folk' Labour people bites the dust. Quelle surprise!...
When are they going to wake up and realise that spending their lives rubbishing 'Tory toffs' whilst secretly doing their very best to emulate them no longer fools anyone other than those with rose tinted glasses and selective memories?...
After a quick search I just found these:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-election.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Wikipedia.html
No hint of what 'revelations' might be coming but the latter made me think of Grant Shapps for some reason... |
...speculation that a weekend newspaper is preparing an exposé
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they will probably reveal what's under that hideous "flappy" coverall that his girlfriend is wearing
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15-05-2015, 16:48
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
We'll have to see what happens on Sunday. It does appear suspicious, he only joined the race a few days ago and he suddenly pulls out? It could be a Sunday expose or maybe it's true that he suddenly had second thoughts about it.
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15-05-2015, 17:08
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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...speculation that a weekend newspaper is preparing an exposé
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they will probably reveal what's under that hideous "flappy" coverall that his girlfriend is wearing
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Rather that than what's under his suit...
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Has Umunna only just discovered that being the leader of a party might just expose him and his family/friends to media scrutiny?? Where's he been plying he trade for the last few year FGS? 
The various parties all indulge in smearing their high profile opponents in one way or another and stirring up media interest in them and their loved one is a very common way of doing so. That being the case what on Earth did the supposedly astute Umunna think would be the case when he threw his hat in the ring?
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15-05-2015, 17:29
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
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Originally Posted by Osem
Has Umunna only just discovered that being the leader of a party might just expose him and his family/friends to media scrutiny?? Where's he been plying he trade for the last few year FGS?
The various parties all indulge in smearing their high profile opponents in one way or another and stirring up media interest in them and their loved one is a very common way of doing so. That being the case what on Earth did the supposedly astute Umunna think would be the case when he threw his hat in the ring? |
Well if we assume there isn't a big story about to come out then maybe his heart was never really in it and he just ran because everyone expected him too? It's very bizarre. Apparently his girlfriend's grandmother had press at her door and he was just taken back by the amount of attention he was getting.
Again, that's if there isn't a story on Sunday.
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15-05-2015, 18:04
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
Maybe we've become so accustomed to lying, cheating, devious politicians that we don't recognise a simple honest mistake when we see one...
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15-05-2015, 18:11
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Re: Who will lead the Labour Party?
He's the wrong man for the job anyway. It will be interesting to see if he has anything to hide though.
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