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#EXCLUSIVE In her first interview since quitting #Labour this week @Thelma_DWalker accuses @Keir_Starmer of “unnecessary spitefulness” to @jeremycorbyn.
But the former #ColneValley MP tells @BBCLeeds there were other reasons too - first she talks about @jeremycorbyn’s treatment:
But the former #ColneValley MP tells @BBCLeeds there were other reasons too - first she talks about @jeremycorbyn’s treatment:
But @Thelma_DWalker tells @BBCLeeds there were other reasons why she left #Labour:
The abstention on the #CHIS bill around spy laws
A lack of support for teaching unions such as @NEUnion & @NASUWT
The former #ColneValley MP says she felt #Labour was not the same party.
The abstention on the #CHIS bill around spy laws A lack of support for teaching unions such as @NEUnion & @NASUWT The former #ColneValley MP says she felt #Labour was not the same party.
“ @Keir_Starmer is not pleasing anyone.”
@Thelma_DWalker tells @BBCLeeds in an #exclusive interview that she believes the #Labour leader will face a challenge.
“I’ve never seen such anger on the left and on the right I can see people getting their ducks in a row.”
@Thelma_DWalker tells @BBCLeeds in an #exclusive interview that she believes the #Labour leader will face a challenge.
“I’ve never seen such anger on the left and on the right I can see people getting their ducks in a row.”
“It’s taken every ounce of my strength to take this decision and do what I’ve done.”
Former #ColneValley MP @Thelma_DWalker explains why she didn’t stay in #Labour to fight for her socialist beliefs.
Former #ColneValley MP @Thelma_DWalker explains why she didn’t stay in #Labour to fight for her socialist beliefs.
“I think it might be time for a new #socialist party to emerge.”
Former #ColneValley MP @Thelma_DWalker says the #Labour Party she knew “doesn’t exist anymore”.
She’s told @BBCLeeds she’s “politically homeless” at the moment.
Former #ColneValley MP @Thelma_DWalker says the #Labour Party she knew “doesn’t exist anymore”.
She’s told @BBCLeeds she’s “politically homeless” at the moment.
On the subject of anti-semitism in #Labour former #ColneValley MP @Thelma_DWalker tells @BBCLeeds it was “going on way before @jeremycorbyn became leader”.
She blames a “clunky, bureaucratic machine” in the party and says she would back an independent system to handle complaints
She blames a “clunky, bureaucratic machine” in the party and says she would back an independent system to handle complaints
