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31 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said:

Starmer is stuck with Rayner as Deputy PM.  This is because the totally bizarre policy of the Labour party is that the Deputy Leader (and Leader) are elected by a proportional oprocess of 'membership' as in italics below;

Unlike other British political party leaders, the Labour leader does not have the power to dismiss or appoint their deputy. Both the leader and deputy leader are elected by an alternative vote system. [4]

From 1980 to 2014 an electoral college was used, with a third of the votes allocated to the Party's MPs and MEPs, a third to individual members of the Labour Party, and a third to individual members of all affiliated organisations, including socialist societies and trade unions.

The money paid to her by donors (including Waheed Alli and various unions including Unite is listed here;

https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/registeredinterests

That is some list!!

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