Keir Starmer

urban genie said:
The positions in the Shadow Cabinet are:

  • Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition
  • Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader and Chair of the Labour Party
  • Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Lisa Nandy, Shadow Foreign Secretary
  • Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Home Secretary
  • Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • David Lammy, Shadow Justice Secretary
  • John Healey, Shadow Defence Secretary
  • Ed Miliband, Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Secretary
  • Emily Thornberry, Shadow International Trade Secretary
  • Jonathan Reynolds, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
  • Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Education Secretary
  • Jo Stevens, Shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Bridget Philipson, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • Luke Pollard, Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary
  • Steve Reed, Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary
  • Thangam Debbonaire, Shadow Housing Secretary
  • Jim McMahon, Shadow Transport Secretary
  • Preet Kaur Gill, Shadow International Development Secretary
  • Louise Haigh, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary (interim)
  • Ian Murray, Shadow Scotland Secretary
  • Nia Griffith, Shadow Wales Secretary
  • Marsha de Cordova, Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary
  • Andy McDonald, Shadow Employment Rights and Protections Secretary
  • Rosena Allin-Khan, Shadow Minister for Mental Health
  • Cat Smith, Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement
  • Lord Falconer, Shadow Attorney General
  • Valerie Vaz, Shadow Leader of the House
  • Nick Brown, Opposition Chief Whip
  • Baroness Smith, Shadow Leader of the Lords
  • Lord McAvoy, Lords’ Opposition Chief Whip
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Red Ed as Shadow Business Secretary? Guess it's to appease the cultists and not go too moderate, too soon. Let them still feel involved, smart move.
 
Ban-jani said:
I wouldn’t say the New Labour bunch are such and Starmer seems a totally reasonable man.

He’s got a sense of maturity about him.

I’ll have to see their manifesto first but he seems capable.
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I think he's actually kept some pretty lw parts of corbyns policy intact (nationalisation of rail and utilities),.
 
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese said:
I think he's actually kept some pretty lw parts of corbyns policy intact (nationalisation of rail and utilities),.
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He will do.

He’s probably slightly more left than Miliband, if not very similar.

He’s too left wing for me but he seems a decent bloke.

Very impressive background and someone who who could unite both the socialist and centralist factions, if given time. Well the sensible socialists, who have stayed around and not joined Galloway’s latest vanity project.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Starmer would have realised he was light on Jewish members of the shadow cabinet give he says he's committed to addressing bigotry
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Starmer's wife, Victoria Alexander, comes from a Jewish background and through her he has extended family living in Tel Aviv.

“My wife’s family is Jewish. Her dad is Jewish, their family came over from Poland. The extended family live in Israel,” he told Britain’s Jewish News in February.

Starmer did not bring Miliband in as a token Jewish face.

Miliband is there for very sound political reasons.
 
The perfect fumble said:
Starmer's wife, Victoria Alexander, comes from a Jewish background and through her he has extended family living in Tel Aviv.

“My wife’s family is Jewish. Her dad is Jewish, their family came over from Poland. The extended family live in Israel,” he told Britain’s Jewish News in February.

Starmer did bring Miliband in as a token Jewish face.

Miliband is there for very sound political reasons.
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Did you mean "did not" re. Miliband mate? I don't see Ed has a token appointment but it would have looked a bit lame of Starmer said he was going to tackle bigotry and then underrepresented Jewish people in the Shadow Cabinet.

I am more sceptical of Lammy's appointment that Miliband's, on the basis of competence. I worked in the Department of Health when D.L. was a Health Minister. The MP for Tottenham was also keen to criticise Premier League football but went into self isolation when asked to comment on Tottenham's furloughing of staff IIRC.
 
The perfect fumble said:
Hey, knownothing, why did Miliband not serve under Corbyn? And if he wouldn't serve under Corbyn, why would his appointment now appease the cultists?

Or maybe you should just post another lizard pic.
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It was the cultists anointing Ed Miliband as the leader that has led to a decade of Tory austerity. And many of you are still too far gone to see it.

David Miliband would have absolutely wiped the floor with this bunch of fucking idiots running the country now.

But instead of learning from what works, what the country votes for, how to make a difference to people's lives, we had 10 years of the Student Union singing Billy Bragg songs and 4 election defeats in a row. Cheers.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Did you mean "did not" re. Miliband mate? I don't see Ed has a token appointment but it would have looked a bit lame of Starmer said he was going to tackle bigotry and then underrepresented Jewish people in the Shadow Cabinet.

I am more sceptical of Lammy's appointment that Miliband's, on the basis of competence. I worked in the Department of Health when D.L. was a Health Minister. The MP for Tottenham was also keen to criticise Premier League football but went into self isolation when asked to comment on Tottenham's furloughing of staff IIRC.
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Yes, I corrected it.

I'm no fan of Lammy, nothing I've seen leads me to believe he's up to the job.
 
Shaelumstash said:
It was the cultists anointing Ed Miliband as the leader that has led to a decade of Tory austerity. And many of you are still too far gone to see it.

David Miliband would have absolutely wiped the floor with this bunch of fucking idiots running the country now.

But instead of learning from what works, what the country votes for, how to make a difference to people's lives, we had 10 years of the Student Union singing Billy Bragg songs and 4 election defeats in a row. Cheers.
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If so then....

Why did Miliband not serve under Corbyn? And if he wouldn't serve under Corbyn, why would his appointment now appease the cultists?
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Did you mean "did not" re. Miliband mate? I don't see Ed has a token appointment but it would have looked a bit lame of Starmer said he was going to tackle bigotry and then underrepresented Jewish people in the Shadow Cabinet.

I am more sceptical of Lammy's appointment that Miliband's, on the basis of competence. I worked in the Department of Health when D.L. was a Health Minister. The MP for Tottenham was also keen to criticise Premier League football but went into self isolation when asked to comment on Tottenham's furloughing of staff IIRC.
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under-represented?
I think a third of Jewish labour MPs are in the shadow cabinet!
 
The perfect fumble said:
If so then....

Why did Miliband not serve under Corbyn? And if he wouldn't serve under Corbyn, why would his appointment now appease the cultists?
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The cultists are the far-left who put their own teenage fantasies of wearing Army and Navy jackets while singing Billy Bragg songs while drinking home made cider ahead of running the country.
 
Shaelumstash said:
The cultists are the far-left who put their own teenage fantasies of wearing Army and Navy jackets while singing Billy Bragg songs while drinking home made cider ahead of running the country.
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I'll try again.....

Why did Miliband not serve under Corbyn? And if he wouldn't serve under Corbyn, why would his appointment now appease the cultists?

I'll give you a clue, when Miliband was elected leader Neil Kinnock celebrated saying "he'd got his party back". When Corbyn was elected Kinnock would have nothing to do with him, calling on him to resign in 2016.

For the last time....

Why did Miliband not serve under Corbyn? And if he wouldn't serve under Corbyn, why would his appointment now appease the cultists?
 
One thing all labour factons should be happy about is this cabinet doesn't have Jess phillips or Richard burgon in it.
 
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