After the phoney war that was Frank Field flouncing out of the local Labour Party and resigning the whip it would seem that hostilities have begun in earnest in what was dubbed the ‘Battle for Birkenhead’ in the local media , as if the town was the personal fiefdom of the sitting MP!
We state this after receiving a leaked email sent out by Momentum which anticipates that Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) will instruct the Birkenhead Constituency Labour Party (CLP) to begin to select a new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
It is further anticipated that there will be a large volume of applications and Momentum are requesting that anyone who wants to receive their support ‘must subscribe to the aims and values of the organisation as well as, and most importantly, support the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.’
This ,presumably, rules out Frank Field as he has done everything he can to undermine the Labour leader since he mischievously nominated him for leader ‘to encourage debate within the Labour Party’. This has since become a classic case of be careful what you wish for !
Of course being a wily politician and a peerless media manipulator we anticipate that Field will be in the bunker and gathering the old guard in a last ditch attempt to stave off what seems an inevitable defeat on the political battleground of Birkenhead.
2019 is already shaping up to be a momentous year for local politics.
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| In the new year, we anticipate that Labour’s NEC will instruct Birkenhead CLP to begin procedures to select a new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, following the resignation of Frank Field from the Labour Party.
In the past few weeks, Momentum has called hundreds of members and supporters and many of you have participated in our survey consultation in Birkenhead. Thank you to those who spoke to us during this process. It was important to hear your hopes and aspirations for a Labour candidate in Birkenhead. Your views matter and will be fed into our process going forward whether you are active in Momentum and Labour or not. If we did not manage to speak to you during our consultation feel free to email us on the contact details provided below. We have endeavoured to have the most open and involved process possible and have tried to involve every Momentum member and supporter in Birkenhead. As is the case with seats like Birkenhead, it is expected that there will be a large volume of applications. If you are thinking about standing yourself or know somebody that is, and you/they wish to receive the support of Momentum through this process, you can apply by responding to this email. You do not have to be a member of Momentum to apply but you must subscribe to the aims and values of the organisation as well as, and most importantly, support the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. How to Apply for Momentum’s Support
What Happens Next?
If you are interested, we hope to hear from you very soon. Indeed, if you have any questions do not hesitate to get in touch. In Unity, Momentum Momentum is funded entirely by membership fees and donations from thousands of supporters across the UK. |
On the strength of this, it looks like self-appointed successor candidate Councillor Tony Norbury could be binned at the earliest opportunity.
Let’s face it, following nigh on four decades of posturing, lies, deceit, cowardly collapses, voting with the right wing Blairite whip, and shameless mendacity, the people of Birkenhead want their OWN man in Parliament…
…and not Wirral Council’s.
I for one am delighted that there is to be some choice for the position, I would urge all those able to vote remember if you wish to make a positive change for the good of Wirral, you must change the way you Vote. Re-Election of the same old worn out “Party Political Parasites” who have let you down in the past means all you can expect is more of the same old rubbish.
“Pick a New Face” means the new face knows they must listen to the Voters, and not the “Party Political Parasites” and this works for all Parties.
Momentum are an organisation with communistic tendencies and not welcome to involve themselves with Birkenhead (or anywhere else for that matter)
They ought to be in the mix . I can’t believe communistic tendency is an evil
That is no argument simply stating inherent badness as a fact when it is not