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‘Labour right’ MP becomes transport secretary as Louise Haigh resigns (morningstaronline.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is there anything particularly right wing about Heidi Alexander?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

She was one of the first to join the failed coup against Corbyn in 2016.

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is there anything particularly right wing about her views?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Honestly, I don't know enough to comment on that. I remember that during her brief stint as shadow health secretary she was known as one of the blairites given a job by Corbyn in a failed attempt to unite the party, but that's all.

(Also, "labour right" doesn't mean right wing in a wider context, it usually refers to Progress (Blairites), Labour First, and sometimes blue labour (although they're kind of the opposite of progress).)

[+] zante@slrpnk.net 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago

So, no strong right wing views?

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Coup implies a violent takeover rather than exercising their rights under the party rules and accepting the result when it failed.

[+] zante@slrpnk.net 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Wow. Not OP. But TIL Born in UK lived in both UK and US. This is the first I am learning the word is different here. Thanks

That said, the whole way the UK democratic process works. MPs are expected to be the ones to call party leadership into question. Both Labour Party rules and the structure of parliament are designed that way.

So even though I disagreed with her.

While coup may be correct. Objecting to a party leader because you disagree with them is in no way right wing.

To accuse her of being right wing. You honestly need views or policies she supports tha are right of centre.

Not saying she does or does not have any. With the Overton window so far right atm. It can be hard to agree a line. But objecting to and rebelling against a party leader is not it alone.