Starmer Conference Speech

Well now. For Jimmy Viz, KCP and other Corbyn fans (and in the interests of full disclosure) here is a very interesting snippet from the Sunday Times this morning:

"Barwell is one of the most courteous people in British politics, and his book does not labour the point that by blowing up the talks and continuing to insist on a second EU referendum, Starmer positioned himself for the Labour leadership at the price of a hard Brexit and a Tory majority. Of the cross-party deal, Barwell concludes: “Jeremy Corbyn wanted to do it, but Keir Starmer stopped it — it seems fitting that he’s now dealing with the consequences.” A more ruthless man would have made these points with greater gusto."

This is Tim Shipman (not a journalist I am a great admirer of) reviewing simultaneously books by Gavin (Lord) Barwell and Michel Barnier.

Regular viewers will know that I have never understood why Corbyn didn't strike the deal with May; still more, I regarded it as a sign of the fallen one's ineptitude. This account if true would offer some explanation. But I still wonder why the leader of the party would allow himself to be overruled by a shadow minister he had appointed? And was Starmer really that devious? If so, he has more guile than his critics give him credit for. More likely I think is that Starmer might have thought further concessions could be won, and that getting Labour MP's to support a "deal with the devil" would be nigh on impossible anyway.

But it's interesting, isn't it?

 

Irony alert.

 

I think this bloke would make a better PM than the charlatan currently in office.