UK lawmaker Rosie Duffield resigned from the Labour Party on Saturday, citing "staggering hypocrisy" by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In her resignation letter, Duffield criticized Starmer for accepting lavish gifts while simultaneously endorsing policies that, in her view, harm vulnerable citizens. 

 

Duffield’s departure marks the first resignation in Starmer's government and comes after reports surfaced that the prime minister had received over £100,000 in gifts and hospitality. Among these were luxury items such as designer suits and glasses, gifts she deemed inappropriate for a leader at a time when cuts were being made to essential benefits for pensioners and families.

 

"The sleaze, nepotism, and apparent avarice are off the scale," Duffield wrote, alluding to the stark contrast between Starmer’s personal affluence and his support for cutting benefits. Her criticisms extended to specific policies she labeled as "cruel and unnecessary," particularly the decision to cut an annual £300 winter heating payment to pensioners. She expressed her dismay that a prime minister with significant wealth would maintain the Conservatives' controversial two-child limit on benefits, which she believes perpetuates poverty among children.

 

"Someone with far-above-average wealth choosing to keep the Conservatives’ two-child limit to benefit payments which entrenches children in poverty, while inexplicably accepting expensive personal gifts of designer suits and glasses costing more than most of those people can grasp – this is entirely undeserving of holding the title of Labour Prime Minister,” Duffield wrote in her letter.

 

In announcing her departure, Duffield affirmed that she would continue her work as an independent MP, guided by what she described as her "core Labour values," implying that she no longer sees these values reflected in Starmer’s leadership. 

 

The resignation has sparked conversations about the direction of the Labour Party under Starmer’s leadership, with Duffield’s criticisms pointing to a growing discontent among certain factions of the party. Her move as an independent MP suggests a potential shift in the party’s internal dynamics, with greater scrutiny likely to follow regarding Starmer’s decisions and policies.

 

Based on a report from: Barrons 2024-09-30

 

 

 

An member of Parliament with ethics.

A rare breed.

Kudos to the lady for making a stand against the betrayal of Starmer to the British voters who voted for labour  just weeks ago. 

I'd imagine there are many more who would like to resign, but hosting back slapping dinner parties in your Islington town house isn't cheap, so the morals are buried.

 

Kudos to Rosie. While being misguided in her political beliefs, as least she has a backbone, a rare quality amongst Liberals. 

                  And there is a very good reason why they are a rare breed.   Once any of them show that they actually have some real  principles they are ostracised by their peers and have no alternative but to leave the party, effectively in disgrace.

                  This woman's simple ability to tell right from wrong,  her concerns for the way the vulnerable have been treated. and her disgust at Two Tier Kiers  cronyism, are actually laudable, but has effectively put her out of a job . 

                   A politician with "career ending principles"  who's concern for the electorate was never going to be tolerated. 

                  It says a lot about the British political system, non of which is positive,  but at least she gets to continue in her constituency as an independent MP 

                  Perhaps that's  an indication of the way forward, perhaps if we looked a bit deeper we might find that there are more MP's who have some principles that are at odds with the policies of their party and as such are silenced.  Its pretty clear that the real problem rests with the political parties ,

                  There are 650 Mps who should actually be working together in the best interests of the country, not spending most of their time indulging in petty "left verses right"  arguments  or living in fear of upsetting their party's leaders  Removing "party politics"   and of course the party's themselves  might just be the way forward

 The loyalties between the various parties and their sponsors pretty much guarantees that the electorate will always be relegated to second place  Far from ideal in my opinion 

11 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I'd imagine there are many more who would like to resign, but hosting back slapping dinner parties in your Islington town house isn't cheap, so the morals are buried.

 

Kudos to Rosie. While being misguided in her political beliefs, as least she has a backbone, a rare quality amongst Liberals. 

A rare quality in any mainstream politician,  It might be evident, in a few newcomers to the house, but their sense of self interest soon teaches them to keep quiet

Has Starmer responded to her resignation letter yet?  That should be interesting to say the least

Starmer is a Tory mole inserted into the Labour party in order to destroy in from within by eliminating the left wing completely and either ensure the Tory's win the next election or carry on with more Tory policies so that nothing changes and the establishment parasites and elites can continue sucking the blood out of the country.

 

Nothing changes they're all lying parasitic self serving entitled frauds serving only themselves.

20 minutes ago, Bannoi said:

Starmer is a Tory mole inserted into the Labour party in order to destroy in from within by eliminating the left wing completely and either ensure the Tory's win the next election or carry on with more Tory policies so that nothing changes and the establishment parasites and elites can continue sucking the blood out of the country.

 

Nothing changes they're all lying parasitic self serving entitled frauds serving only themselves.

A Tory mole ? Not sure about that. Starmer was, after all, an ardent Corbyn supporter. However, a lying, parasitic, self- serving entitled fraud serving only himself ? Begins to look as though that could well be the case. Time will tell.

30 minutes ago, Bannoi said:

Starmer is a Tory mole inserted into the Labour party in order to destroy in from within by eliminating the left wing completely and either ensure the Tory's win the next election or carry on with more Tory policies so that nothing changes and the establishment parasites and elites can continue sucking the blood out of the country.

 

Labour don't need a Tory mole to destroy it.

 

They just needed their masks to slip. 

17 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Time will tell.

It is  already telling

47 minutes ago, Bannoi said:

Starmer is a Tory mole inserted into the Labour party in order to destroy in from within by eliminating the left wing completely and either ensure the Tory's win the next election or carry on with more Tory policies so that nothing changes and the establishment parasites and elites can continue sucking the blood out of the country.

 

Nothing changes they're all lying parasitic self serving entitled frauds serving only themselves.

 

 

It worked for Blair.

one member at least is highly conspicuous by his absence from this thread, Will he be paying us a visit today?   

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

There are 650 Mps who should actually be working together in the best interests of the country, not spending most of their time indulging in petty "left verses right"  arguments

IMO there is little difference in party policies now and the bickering is a way of pretending that they are governing while not achieving any change for the betterment of the electorate.

It's a look over here thing to deflect voter's attention from the lack of any real progress.

4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

                  And there is a very good reason why they are a rare breed.   Once any of them show that they actually have some real  principles they are ostracised by their peers and have no alternative but to leave the party, effectively in disgrace.

                  This woman's simple ability to tell right from wrong,  her concerns for the way the vulnerable have been treated. and her disgust at Two Tier Kiers  cronyism, are actually laudable, but has effectively put her out of a job . 

                   A politician with "career ending principles"  who's concern for the electorate was never going to be tolerated. 

                  It says a lot about the British political system, non of which is positive,  but at least she gets to continue in her constituency as an independent MP 

                  Perhaps that's  an indication of the way forward, perhaps if we looked a bit deeper we might find that there are more MP's who have some principles that are at odds with the policies of their party and as such are silenced.  Its pretty clear that the real problem rests with the political parties ,

                  There are 650 Mps who should actually be working together in the best interests of the country, not spending most of their time indulging in petty "left verses right"  arguments  or living in fear of upsetting their party's leaders  Removing "party politics"   and of course the party's themselves  might just be the way forward

 The loyalties between the various parties and their sponsors pretty much guarantees that the electorate will always be relegated to second place  Far from ideal in my opinion 

 

She was always going to jump ship at some point but she cynically waited until she got elected to enjoy those 5 years as an MP.

If she had any principles then she would resign and call a by-election, that way we can see if her constitutents agree with her

 

 

From my twitter/x feed, apparently the line on this woman from the Labour Party bunker is:

 

She was elected on the party manifesto, not as an individual candidate and so should call for a by-election.

 

Starmer and the rest of the greedy gift gobblers didn't break any rules, so it's okay.

 

The Conservatives were worse--although they don't detail how so.

 

Starmer and his benefits plunderers did it for their kids, so if it was for the kids, it's okay.

 

What they took wasn't worth very much, so it's okay.

 

Government should pay for their clothes anyway, so it's okay.

 

Lammy looks better in Air Jordans.

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Bannoi said:

Starmer is a Tory mole inserted into the Labour party in order to destroy in from within by eliminating the left wing completely and either ensure the Tory's win the next election or carry on with more Tory policies so that nothing changes and the establishment parasites and elites can continue sucking the blood out of the country.

 

Nothing changes they're all lying parasitic self serving entitled frauds serving only themselves.

Nothing to back up your claim as usual.

 

Why don't YOU stand for election in the UK in any political party you want. Then, if you get elected you will have first hand knowledge of what is happening in UK politics.

1 hour ago, Chelseafan said:

 

She was always going to jump ship at some point but she cynically waited until she got elected to enjoy those 5 years as an MP.

If she had any principles then she would resign and call a by-election, that way we can see if her constitutents agree with her

 

 

She clearly has principals, and  labour has already showed that it cares nothing for the views of any of the electorate 

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Kudos to Rosie. While being misguided in her political beliefs, as least she has a backbone, a rare quality amongst Liberals. 

I haven't seen much backbone on display, from the likes of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.
Did I miss something?

7 minutes ago, AndreasHG said:

Did I miss something?

 

That this is a thread about Labour?

7 minutes ago, AndreasHG said:

I haven't seen much backbone on display, from the likes of David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.
Did I miss something?

 

   

   The thread title and what this thread is about ?

12 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

That this is a thread about Labour?

 

12 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   

   The thread title and what this thread is about ?

Instead of writing "as least she has a backbone, a rare quality amongst Liberals", writing "as least she has a backbone, nowadays a rare quality amongst UK politicians" would have been a more accurate description of the reality.

Sadly, it's been a long time since Margaret Thatcher ruled Britain.

 

Edited September 30, 20241 yr by AndreasHG

3 minutes ago, AndreasHG said:

 

Instead of writing "as least she has a backbone, a rare quality amongst Liberals", writing "as least she has a backbone, nowadays a rare quality amongst UK politicians" would have been a more accurate description of the reality.

Sadly, it's been a long time since Margaret Thatcher ruled Britain.

 

 

   Why just limit it to UK politicians though , why not include World wide politicians 

18 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Why just limit it to UK politicians though , why not include World wide politicians 

 

If you feel confident in judging the worldwide political community, then go ahead.

But why limit yourself to the worldwide dimension? Isn't a universal or, even better, a multi-universal dimension more suited to your inflated personality?

Just now, AndreasHG said:

 

If you feel confident in judging the worldwide political community, then go ahead.

But why limit yourself to the worldwide dimension? Isn't a universal or, even better, a multi-universal dimension more suited to your inflated personality?

 

   Why just limit it to Politicians ?

Lets just say everyone on the World, that way Starmer would be blameless for his action as everyone would be the same as him ?

6 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

                  And there is a very good reason why they are a rare breed.   Once any of them show that they actually have some real  principles they are ostracised by their peers and have no alternative but to leave the party, effectively in disgrace.

                  This woman's simple ability to tell right from wrong,  her concerns for the way the vulnerable have been treated. and her disgust at Two Tier Kiers  cronyism, are actually laudable, but has effectively put her out of a job . 

                   A politician with "career ending principles"  who's concern for the electorate was never going to be tolerated. 

                  It says a lot about the British political system, non of which is positive,  but at least she gets to continue in her constituency as an independent MP 

                  Perhaps that's  an indication of the way forward, perhaps if we looked a bit deeper we might find that there are more MP's who have some principles that are at odds with the policies of their party and as such are silenced.  Its pretty clear that the real problem rests with the political parties ,

                  There are 650 Mps who should actually be working together in the best interests of the country, not spending most of their time indulging in petty "left verses right"  arguments  or living in fear of upsetting their party's leaders  Removing "party politics"   and of course the party's themselves  might just be the way forward

 The loyalties between the various parties and their sponsors pretty much guarantees that the electorate will always be relegated to second place  Far from ideal in my opinion 

 

The problem is not political parties per sec, it is the FPTP system which does not get close to reflecting the actual votes cast in a general election.

 

The UK electorate must shoulder some of the blame as they voted overwhelmingly to keep this ridiculous system a decade or so ago.

4 hours ago, RayC said:

 

The problem is not political parties per sec, it is the FPTP system which does not get close to reflecting the actual votes cast in a general election.

 

The UK electorate must shoulder some of the blame as they voted overwhelmingly to keep this ridiculous system a decade or so ago.

That's a very valid point too.  I don't remember the vote on FPTP Whatever were they thinking voting to keep it

6 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

 

She was always going to jump ship at some point but she cynically waited until she got elected to enjoy those 5 years as an MP.

If she had any principles then she would resign and call a by-election, that way we can see if her constitutents agree with her

 

 

 

She was treated abominably by the Labour Party and Starmer was too feeble and cowardly to support her.I don't think the cynicism you mention was a factor.After all, she received a huge majority in the General Election when it was known she was at odds with the party.

 

As it happens ,I know the constituency very well and if she decided to run as an independent she would in my view win quite convincingly.One unknown factor is which way the large university student would jump, at least those on the register.She has a large personal following which crosses party lines.I'm well aware that independent MPs rebelling against major parties don't normally do well in elections - but in this case the large Tory/Reform sections of the electorate would see this as an opportunity to bash Starmer, now even more unpopular in the country than Liz Truss.

9 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

A Tory mole ? Not sure about that. Starmer was, after all, an ardent Corbyn supporter. However, a lying, parasitic, self- serving entitled fraud serving only himself ? Begins to look as though that could well be the case. Time will tell.

 

Yes, we all remember Corbyn.

 

30 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

That's a very valid point too.  I don't remember the vote on FPTP Whatever were they thinking voting to keep it

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum