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Old 12-06-2017, 08:25 AM #152
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[QUOTE=Kizzy;9354329]
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Originally Posted by bitontheslide View Post
Denial, pure and simple.This is the thing in a democracy. We had a previous PM that had an affinity with pigs heads, it didn't stop him being PM.

Democracy is great, but it does throw up the possibility of dubious people getting in to positions of power (I won't mention Mr Trrrr )

Edit: I believe the reason Corbyn is an option now was because Margaret Beckett felt it would do no real harm to have another option in the leadership contest so seconded his nomination while completely disagreeing with him and his principles.[/QUOTE]

That was a theory banded around by the media that he was a 'joke' candidate. He was in fact just a representative of the left of the party.
I heard Margaret Beckett herself say it, so I think she would know.
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