After he was elected leader Corbyn appointed people like Hilary Benn, Lucy Powell, Heidi Alexander, Chris Bryant, Ian Murray, Owen Smith, Angela Eagle, Seema Malhotra, Luciana Berger, Gloria De Piero & Lisa Nandy to his shadow cabinet. They tried to remove him 9mths later.
@SaulStaniforth Rumoured Lisa Nandy was in his office after 6 weeks fir trying to organise a couo
@SaulStaniforth There are different types of politicians. Type A politicians love building organizations and people movements. They primarily think about the people and their cause and are often idealists.
@SaulStaniforth After he lost the EU referendum (probably deliberately) he lost the confidence of MPs who defeated him roundly in a VoNC. But he ignored the result, had the rules rewritten so he could stay and went on to lose two elections and get the party done for racial discrimination.
@SaulStaniforth There are three different types of politicians. Type B politicians love running administrations with cunningness & shrewdness. They look at the practical ways that the Type A’s miss. Unlike the Type A and Type C, they often don’t get the public attention.
@SaulStaniforth There are three different types of politicians. Type C politicians love the power and pomp — they love public attention. They use Type As to build the organizations and Type Bs to do the dirty work. They are the uniters.
@SaulStaniforth I mean, he let Starmer back in after the chicken coup, are they the same faction of the party 🤷🏻♂️