Wes Streeting has told The Independent that he has personally spoken to Tory MPs who are considering defecting to Labour because of the “division and incompetence” in Rishi Sunak’s government.

But the shadow health secretary insisted that Labour will not take just any Tory MP.

Referencing Mr Sunak’s predecessor’s short term in office, he noted: “If Liz Truss were to want to cross the floor, and I don’t imagine she would, I would rather take the lettuce.”

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  • Echo Dot
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    6 months ago

    Corbyn’s problem was rather like Sunak, he doesn’t know how to be political. You have to play the stupid game, he never would. He never seemed to be able to see that he was his own worst enemy.

    • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 months ago

      what happens when the election happens, the tories are no longer in power, all the tory voters go back to the tories, the the media starts shilling for the tories again?

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        6 months ago

        The media pick who they pick, that was left-wing bias and right wing bias. They don’t chill for the opposition.