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It is sad.

It was possibly unfortunate that he got elected as Labour leader and was a massive shock to me.
He wasn't and would have never have been my choice.
However, I loved most of his policies and still do.

In 2017 he came close to being PM.
Around 20 seats more and Mrs May would not only have lost her overall majority she'd have been left as the pariah Party particularly on the EU.
The DUP then unable to keep her in power.
With under 300 seats.

Perhaps had he quit after that election things could have been different now.

He will wrongly be tainted by the anti Semitic issue.
I don't believe he's antisemetic, what he is, is wholly supportive of the Palestinians.
That's not being antisemetic.

However, HE as the then leader of the time with Labour looked into by a full Equalities commission investigation.
He should have to, and would HAVE to, accept in full the findings and conclusions and directions from that commission .

This he has not done.
His really strongest supporters would say he's said sorry.
Sorry without action is NOT being sorry.
He has NEVER said he accepts the full result of the Equalities commission investigation.

So this action as to him now sadly has to be more right then wrong.

He's often been a difficult and critical Labour MP of Labour.
Nothing wrong in that.
Parties need more like that.

Perhaps however he does now need to think about just moving on to pastures new.
He would however I think more than likely win the constituency as an Independent.
He's been there coming on 40 years now.
He is widely believed to be a good constituency MP.

He cannot though be accepted by Labour now.
All he had to say was to thank the Commission for their investigation.
Apologise for any failings of his at the time and accept in FULL all the Equalities commission's conclusions and directives.
He hasn't and will not so that's why he's in this situation today.
That then is his choice.
People, foes and friends alike must make what they will of him as to that.

Starmer and the NEC however have acted correctly today in my view.