George Galloway and The Workers Party.

How to make friends and influence people.....the Oldie way.

Let's put Labour and Conservatives up for scrutiny. What have we got? 60 years of constant failure and now you expect those same parties to fix the mess they themselves have made. Seriously, if you scrutinize both Labour and Tory you can only come to the conclusion that they have both failed consistently.

And is there any need to call people 'loonies'? Please leave that sort of language to Gaschat and try to debate sensibly. 

Ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar dumps bid to be MP for George Galloway's Worker's Party after a week..By Lizzy Buchan, Deputy Political Editor.

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Former England cricketer Monty Panesar has ditched plans to stand for George Galloway's Workers Party after only a week.

Days after he was unveiled as a candidate for the left-wing outfit with great fanfare, Mr Panesar, 42, said he was stepping back to take "more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values". His short innings will come as a blow to Mr Galloway, who proudly unveiled the ex-cricketer as a candidate in Ealing Southall, West London, where Labour has a majority of 16,084.

Luton-born Mr Panesar had said he wanted to "represent the working class people of this country" and "make sure the gap between rich and poor gets closer" in a speech in Parliament Square last week. But he suggested today that he had already become disillusioned with Mr Galloway's party.

In a statement posted on X, Mr Panesar said: "I’m a proud Brit who has had the honour to represent my country at the highest level of cricket. I now want to do my bit to help others but I recognise I am at the beginning of my journey and still learning about how politics can help people.

"So today I am withdrawing as a General Election candidate for The Workers Party. I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values. I wish The Workers Party all the best but look forward to taking some time to mature and find my political feet so I am well prepared to deliver my very best when I next run up to the political wicket."

Since retiring from county cricket, Mr Panesar has studied sports journalism and has been working as a freelance journalist and writer.

Political veteran Mr Galloway, who returned to Parliament after winning the Rochdale by-election in February, has been making wild threats about unseating Labour MPs such as Angela Rayner and David Lammy at the general election. But the divisive politician's claims about potential defectors from the party have so far not been borne out.

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Still,you could be forgiven in thinking a left arm spinner might come in handy.

Why are you quoting my question to Nobby with that stuff?

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I think both Tories and Labour are deeply concerned over Natalie Elphickle crossing the chamber.
She is right wing and as MP for Dover has a high profile in the fight against the small boat armada. Dismay at Tory failings (as articulately pointed out by Robert Jenrick on LBC yesterday) I can totally understand. But to join Labour? Madness. Labour MP's think it's madness. I guess Sir Keir will just take anyone.
At this rate Nigel Farage might get an invitation.

Take a hugely damaging image of one of the Tory party's leading members of the ERG and one who sought to "explain" her ex husbands illegality (she has apologised) sitting on the opposition benches behind the opposition leader at PMQs, a PMQs session immediately after a disastrous local election results, which opposition party faced with a GE would not take the opportunity?

Is it damaging to the opposition? Nah, it's funny. She will only be there for a few months (like a lot of Tory MPs) so no damage done to pay for that moment.

Meanwhile Tories and their shrinking support base try and pretend it's a problem for Labour.
Laughable

I agree on that last point.
It is a problem for our Democracy that politicians and wannabe politicians can stand before the public and lie about policy outcomes and proceed to gaslight the UK population by invoking nationalism and a false narrative on history.
Shameful.

So glad you agree.

Starmer moans because "people think that all politicians are the same" then he takes Natalie Elphick into his party much to the dismay of some Labour MPs.