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'''Ian Austin''' is the British [[Member of Parliament]] for Dudley North who resigned from the [[Labour Party]] on 22 February 2019.<ref>''[https://news.sky.com/story/ian-austin-quits-broken-labour-party-over-jeremy-corbyn-11644476 "Labour MP Ian Austin quits party: I can't ask people to make Corbyn PM"]''</ref> | '''Ian Austin''' is the British [[Member of Parliament]] for Dudley North who resigned from the [[Labour Party]] on 22 February 2019.<ref>''[https://news.sky.com/story/ian-austin-quits-broken-labour-party-over-jeremy-corbyn-11644476 "Labour MP Ian Austin quits party: I can't ask people to make Corbyn PM"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | Labour MP [[Chris Williamson]] spoke from personal experience when he commented on Austin’s decision to quit the [[Labour Party]]: | ||
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| + | He is certainly no loss. His frequent ill-tempered outbursts were an embarrassment to the Labour Party. | ||
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| + | His disdain for grassroots members was palpable as was his contempt for Labour’s progressive policy programme that secured the party’s biggest increase in vote share since 1945. | ||
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| + | The truth is he fought the last election under false pretences, using the Labour brand to get re-elected. | ||
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| + | Another positive thing about his departure is that Labour Party members in Dudley North can now select a candidate who will work with them to fight for Dudley, rather than fighting against them. | ||
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| + | For Austin to salvage any shred of credibility he must resign as an MP and fight a by-election in his Dudley North constituency, but in view of his obvious contempt for democracy over the last three and a half years I think he’s unlikely to do so.<ref>''[https://skwawkbox.org/2019/02/22/williamson-on-austin-certainly-no-loss-and-has-contempt-for-democracy/ "Williamson on Austin: 'certainly no loss and has contempt for democracy'”]''</ref> | ||
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Ian Austin is the British Member of Parliament for Dudley North who resigned from the Labour Party on 22 February 2019.[1]
Reaction
Labour MP Chris Williamson spoke from personal experience when he commented on Austin’s decision to quit the Labour Party:
He is certainly no loss. His frequent ill-tempered outbursts were an embarrassment to the Labour Party.
His disdain for grassroots members was palpable as was his contempt for Labour’s progressive policy programme that secured the party’s biggest increase in vote share since 1945.
The truth is he fought the last election under false pretences, using the Labour brand to get re-elected.
Another positive thing about his departure is that Labour Party members in Dudley North can now select a candidate who will work with them to fight for Dudley, rather than fighting against them.
For Austin to salvage any shred of credibility he must resign as an MP and fight a by-election in his Dudley North constituency, but in view of his obvious contempt for democracy over the last three and a half years I think he’s unlikely to do so.[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Letter to Sir Keir from a newly resigned member of the Labour Party | Letter | 8 April 2020 | Bronagh Wilson | The Labour Party is now dead, it has ceased to be, it is bereft of life. You Sir Keir and your fellow travellers disgust me and it is time you PASOKed right off!. |
