Day 22
Wow, its been an information bomb site today. I joined the Labour Party in 2016 when Jeremy Corbyn was heading for his second win as leader after the infamous ‘chicken coup’ where members of the shadow cabinet resigned one by one after the referendum went Brexit. I’d registered with the party the year before to vote for him as leader and Tom Watson as deputy (how I regret the latter vote). When Theresa May called the snap election in 2017 my heart sank. With Labour well behind in the polls and the Parliamentary Labour Party having done a job on Corbyn. But I really enjoyed the campaign and we were buzzing after the election even though we lost. Jeremy had been magnificent and we’d robbed May of her majority. We came tantalisingly close to gaining power but it wasn’t to be.
The one who we adore and love,
captivates us with her charms,
reassures us with her rhythmic presence
and terrifies us in her capriciousness
There were rumours of the General Secretary throwing spanners into the campaign while some MP’s made it no secret that they were fighting for their seat but not the prospective Labour Prime Minister. Watching some of the Labour faces when the exit poles were announced was very telling — clearly this wasn’t what they were hoping for. Now we know they were hoping for another…
