Jeremy Corbyn under fire for demanding Russia get chance to analyse Salisbury poison

The Labour leader's call is likened to "asking the bank robber to identify the bullets from a heist".

news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-under-f...bury-poison-11298023

His comment sparked fury from several Labour MPs.

John Woodcock, a long-standing critic, said it was "worrying" Mr Corbyn was "asserting a different position" on Russian culpability to other frontbenchers.

He claimed shadow chancellor John McDonnell had gone further, by saying he "agreed completely" that "Russia is culpable".

Mr Woodcock told Sky News: "Labour MPs being threatened with retribution unless they toe the line cannot be sure which line they are supposed to toe.

Every loony media anti Corbyn report like this grabs a few hundred thousand more future votes for him.

JK2006 wrote:
Every loony media anti Corbyn report like this grabs a few hundred thousand more future votes for him.

.... which is why he continues to decline in opinion polls?

he couldn't win last time - his time has GONE !

No Election for four and a half years !

In The Know wrote:
JK2006 wrote:
Every loony media anti Corbyn report like this grabs a few hundred thousand more future votes for him.

.... which is why he continues to decline in opinion polls?

he couldn't win last time - his time has GONE !

No Election for four and a half years !

Too right! They are not going to risk that again!

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
Too right! They are not going to risk that again!

I read an article earlier honey! that caused me to remember a few things.

At the last election Labour only went up from around 230 seats to 260 ... still massively short of the Tories 316?

It was only 3 weeks before that election that Labour lost thousands of seats right across Britain at the Council elections.

The article (I'll see if I can find it) concluded that the only reason for Labour's "increase" had been Brexit.

Their "can't make our minds up - and try to appeal to everyone" caused alot of confusion, and lead to some support as other parties stance was clear (thats the benefit of being in opposition - not having to make your mind up !)

If you think Russia or Corbyn are communists - you are totally deluded

You've also never been to modern Moscow

Their economy was realigned and fundamentally updated/reconstituted by the Oligarchs' activities


Similar capitalistic practices are now the norm

In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
Too right! They are not going to risk that again!

I read an article earlier honey! that caused me to remember a few things.

At the last election Labour only went up from around 230 seats to 260 ... still massively short of the Tories 316?

It was only 3 weeks before that election that Labour lost thousands of seats right across Britain at the Council elections.

The article (I'll see if I can find it) concluded that the only reason for Labour's "increase" had been Brexit.

Their "can't make our minds up - and try to appeal to everyone" caused alot of confusion, and lead to some support as other parties stance was clear (thats the benefit of being in opposition - not having to make your mind up !)

All that is true, but you cant deny that the last election did NOT go as expected.