Labour suspends MP Karl Turner for criticising plan to limit trial by jury
A prominent Labour critic of Government plans for a major restriction on the right to trial by jury was suspended by the party today.
Karl Turner, 54, was leading internal opposition to David Lammy's proposal to allow juries to hear only the most serious criminal cases in a bid to cut a major backlog.
The Hull East MP vowed he would 'not stand back from speaking truth to power when it matters' after his suspension, saying his only concern was improving the court service.
Apparently Karl Turner is not a Starmer fan, Lammy fan or McSweeney fan -
He questioned the circumstances around the theft of a phone belonging to the Prime Minister's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, which may have contained messages relating to Lord Peter Mandelson's time as ambassador to the US.
He had branded the former aide to Sir Keir Starmer 'McSwindle' and in an LBC interview recorded just before his suspension accused the PM of 'treating the electorate as fools'.
9 comments:
Karl Turner? Is he now the Labour Andrew Bridgen?
"...and in an LBC interview recorded just before his suspension accused the PM of 'treating the electorate as fools'."
To the Fabian mind the electorate are only worthy of respect if they join in with the Party on the long march to Utopia. And only a Socialist Utopia too.
Tammly - let's hope so. There may be more than we know, especially among those who expect to lose their seats at the next GE.
DJ - even then the Fabian mind seems to look down on even the most loyal followers.
Trying to look on the optimistic side, perhaps this government is so awful, it could be the last ever Labour one. Who is going to vote for them after all these cockups apart from the party faithful.
John - yes, even permanent collapse to a minority party would be a bonus. The trouble is, political vandals just go elsewhere.
Elsewhere, in this case, being the Greens.
Anon - unfortunately.
I always thought that being a politician, differences of opinion were debated, where the merits or disadvantaged were discussed. This no longer happens, it seems. Disagreements with political views or decisions or, heaven forbid, the views of the Dear Leader, appear to be met with derision, exclusion, or cancellation (just think of Andrew Bridgen or Rupert Lowe). Stalin, Pol Pot, or Hitler would have been proud that Starmer is, allegedly, following in their footsteps.
Penseivat
Penseivat - yes, the Dear Leader and his political cronies aren't interested in debate, the put that aside as teenagers and never picked it up again. They aren't interested in alternatives, they have an ideology instead.
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